Micheál Martin: “So there no issues with it at all, as far as we're concerned.”

The rate of growth is declining. But to use words like ‘brutal’ is completely over the top, if you don't mind me saying so, and a gross exaggeration.

If that's not a platform for negotiations, I don't know what is.

This budget can't be seen in isolation.

I've made my position clear in terms of where I think there can be derogations, and there doesn't need to be a picket.