Mary Ann O'Brien (Independent)

I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I do not believe for one moment that she has done her best to protect the most vulnerable members of society. The Government had two choices when looking at the making of cuts in the recent budget. The first was to cut services to the fragile and the poor, the very group with the weakest voice. The second was to cut public sector pay or pensions and improve services to the poor and the weak. We know in which direction we chose to go. However, I must move on. I forgot that we should not mention the Croke Park agreement. I am not allowed to mention it——