Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

This is a good day for Ireland. I do not agree with Senators Darragh O'Brien or David Norris that we can have no confidence in how the Government can manage into the future.

The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, has struck a significant deal for Ireland. We will have 13 years to pay off a legacy debt, which along with growth and inflation will go a long way towards helping us address it. We need that time.