Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the fact that Opposition parties have met officials from the Department of Finance to ascertain the state of the public finances. The Taoiseach briefed the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party last night and, while we are in no doubt as to the seriousness of our current circumstances, we fully support the Government in its efforts. Few parties would take the stand we have taken in advance of local and European elections in regard to the grave international crisis we now face.