Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

What did these officials in the Department of Finance do to deserve these bonuses? Will the Deputy Leader ask the Leader to outline what specific tasks they did over and above their duties to deserve these bonuses? I will persist on this matter because it is very important. When others are going hungry, some people are selectively favoured. It is wrong and I am glad to hear Senator MacSharry speak against it. Until there is complete reform, there will be no trust.

Will we debate the IMF-EU deal? If not, why not? This deal defines our identity nationally as well as internationally. I fully support the Fine Gael position to renegotiate the deal within the parameters agreed when in government. We should renegotiate it for better terms for the people who are suffering at the hands of the Government.