Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I join other speakers in asking the Leader to facilitate a debate on the economy. Since the summer, we have witnessed a Government devoid of a plan. Where is the plan? We read in the newspapers this morning that the Taoiseach will convey this plan at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting. Four months since the crisis emerged, the only evidence of a plan is his decision to cancel his staff Christmas party.