Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

I wish to ask the Leader a question about the many calls he has made for a constructive contribution from this side of the House on the challenges facing the country. I refer specifically to the contribution Deputy Enda Kenny made today on what our party believes should be done to tackle the challenges facing our country. This morning, he stated that public expenditure cuts must be made to bring our borrowing under control more quickly. He advocated a new higher rate of tax for high income earners, far greater scrutiny of capital infrastructure projects, a cutback on the number of Oireachtas committees by ten and a carbon tax. These are constructive detailed proposals from this side of the House.