Pearse Doherty

-----why he made a pledge that it would lift the burden on workers and decided consciously to favour developers-----

-----investors and landlords over the people who are out working and building our economy?

Fine Gael promised to abolish the USC. Does the Tánaiste remember that?

It was to abolish the USC.

The Government made a choice on tax to give €2.5 million of taxpayers' money-----

Why did you break your promise?

Yes, on banks and developers.

You gave them your sweetheart deals.

Why did you break your promises?

Why did you break your promises?

Why did you break your promises?

Why are you breaking your promises?

Answer the question.

The Irish fishing and seafood industry received terrible news in the past week that there will be further devastating cuts to the mackerel quota as well as cuts to blue whiting and boarfish. This has been referred to as economic Armageddon by the industry. My constituency of Donegal will be hit really hard by this. The European Commission has known for many years about the reckless overfishing of …

That is not true.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

And they are worse off.

Where are your backbenchers today?

It is a tax break for developers.

It puts billions of euro into the pockets of developers. The budget has done what Fianna Fáil does.

It is a tax break for developers.

Stop spoofing.

The Taoiseach will know all about anger later on tonight. No due diligence was done on this budget.

You could even not get your Fianna Fáil backbenchers to turn up this morning.