Micheál Martin: “The entire parliamentary party is in unison, focused on the issues that matter to the people in respect of cost of…”

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.

We will be growing expenditure this year. There's no cuts here.