David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will see what the outcome of the vote is but a "No" vote has been recommended, to put the point differently, because of the impact the agreement will have on those in the lower and middle income brackets not just in terms of pay cuts, but also the increment freezes, additional working hours and so forth. That is why the CPSU is recommending a "No" vote. I do not want to get into a Punch and Judy show with the Minister about what Sinn Féin or the Labour Party said at the last general election but he used the phrase "economically illiterate". That phrase was used by Fianna Fáil at the height of the Celtic tiger against my party and possibly even the Labour Party as well. I would remind the Minister that my party was not in Government before or after the Celtic tiger and our policies are untested. Therefore, to say that they are economically illiterate is a false charge. The Minister also referred to what Deputy Adams said after the last election-----