Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

Those are the facts.

I wholeheartedly support, on behalf of my Fianna Fáil colleagues — Senator Boyle of the Green Party will join us later — and the Progressive Democrats, the Minister, Deputy Cowen, in respect of a budget that has introduced a number of significant packages at the right time. We have faced a challenging international environment in recent times. When somebody sits down and sets out projections or a manifesto for an election, for example, they do it based on the best data available at that time. When circumstances change however, on this side of the House we change our minds. What does the Opposition do when circumstances change?