Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fail)

He was not trying to undermine the budget per se but pointed to specifics. That is the debate we will have tomorrow. With the views of Senators Coghlan and Hannigan, and I hope the same view on this side of the House, we can go one step further from this budget on our five year-plan.

We must provide leadership for those who are suffering. There is not a person who did not sit down to calculate what he or she would lose. There is pain across the board. The pain has been extended more upwards than downwards and that is as it should be. There will be no continuation of jobs or creation of new jobs if we do not create the stability put forward by Senators Coghlan and Hannigan.