Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

However, it is not a situation where one can take the good stuff only. One has to take an holistic approach to what is happening and have an honest and open discussion. One cannot drive an economy and a country off a cliff and fix it in five years without scarring and there has been, as the Government acknowledges. Several Members addressed our level of indebtedness. It was almost like a game of rapid roulette of contradictions, that even though we had a high level of indebtedness, we should drive public expenditure. I am sorry; one cannot do that if one has a fixed-----