Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I am entitled to my opinion and I can give the House the benefit of my opinion. Senator Quinn gave tens of thousands of people jobs and in some small way I assisted by doing likewise through my family business. While recognising those who made a contribution in other fields, the return our economy will occur in the credit line. The credit line must be freed up. If it is not available, how can we operate without the tools of the trade? I refer to getting the credit line flowing. We can have no commerce if there is a continuous credit crunch. The €6 billion allocated by the Government in the budget is of crucial importance and should be made available as soon as possible to sustainable projects with a job creation value.

I welcome the employer job PRSI incentive scheme and fully support Senator Brady in introducing this motion for our consideration in Private Members' time.