Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

It is hard to take the level of denial in this Chamber and from Ministers in the past few days. I understand why, as the meltdown has happened on their watch. However, I ask them to face up to it, as they are heaping worry on the people. Senator Corrigan spoke about the human price. People matter. I was not able to sleep for quite a proportion of the night, thinking about our great country. As stated in The Observer, "Ireland's young flee abroad to escape hardship".