Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I accept that when a cut is made in one area and money is taken back, this will be difficult for those affected. It is not a situation we like to be in, but if we do not get the finances of the country right now, unfortunately, others will pay for it for a very long time. We do not want to find we are in that situation in a few years' time. In making the tough decisions now we are putting the country back on the road.