Mary White (Fianna Fail)

The Minister of State spoke about confidence and said there were many super companies. I completely agree with him, but the Government is not helping to give confidence to the people who are afraid to spend whatever money they have because they have no confidence. There are many leaks from the Government. Among the Government parties there are PR events taking place, to which there is no substance. This and the previous Government have leaked stories about what cuts might be made in the budget. If people are frightened that there are going to be such serious cuts in the budget, they will continue not to spend. Members of the Government should discipline themselves about how they do this.