Seanad debates
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed).
12:00 pm
Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)
The old Workers Party had a different economic emphasis to the Labour Party in the 1980s, based as it was on economic investment. Its members used to accuse the Labour Party of being a welfarist party. There is probably still some truth in that criticism. If resources and wealth are to be created, public investment is needed and this Government is providing that investment in spades. That is not just coming from Europe——
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