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" I think 'austerity' is a much abused word. I prefer to call it 'fiscal discipline' or financial, 'financial competency.' "

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" You're not going to be able to deliver jobs locally unless you sort out the nation's problems, and that's why the big and difficult decisions about Ireland's economy have been so crucial and so difficult for people to have to accept and have to deal with, but the reality is the people gave this government an unprecedented mandate. "

" We need to work together towards a mutually beneficial solution for Ireland, the U.K., and for Europe. "

" People tell me their own stories about how they have come through great difficulty. "

" The Constitution says that the right to life of the unborn is protected and given equal rights as the life of the mother. "

" For years, Ireland used to have a philosophy of 'Get them in here to invest and develop in Ireland, and this will sort out our problems.' It is good in the sense of building a trade surplus, but we also want to develop what it is that we offer ourselves and that Irish companies export abroad. "

" We'll look after the people who create jobs and business and give them that opportunity to grow in the time ahead. "

" I am a big believer in Springsteen, I like his social comment; I like the commitment he puts into his work. "

" We have a very long legal system with the European Union, and we're English speaking. "

" The Seanad question was one element of a process of change and reform to politics that government has been pursuing. "

" COP 21 provides a unique opportunity for the political leaders of this generation to provide lasting foundations for the preservation and sustainability of generations of the future. "

" Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking. "

" Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process. "

" As leader of the Fine Gael Party, I will also use our position in the European People's Party to clearly state our views with our European political partners. "

" Emigration is always a difficulty. "

" You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government. "

" I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely. "

" Clericalism has rendered some of Ireland's brightest, most privileged and powerful men either unwilling or unable to address the horrors cited in the Ryan and Murphy Reports. "

" Our revenue commissions are very happy and very clear that they showed no sweetheart deals and no preference for any company and never do and never have and never will. "

" I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21. "

" We have so much discrimination in this world - colour, race, creed, all of these things - and there is an issue here that the right of marriage in the civil law is not extended to same-sex couples. "

" You see, in government, people give you a mandate, and you've got to fulfil that. Ours is very clear. Fix our public finances and get our country working. "

" The E.U. needs renewal, and we need a strong U.K. at the table to help to drive the reform agenda that can help the union regain competitiveness and growth. "

" Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves. "

" We are going to serve our full term; there will be no snap election, and we are going to do our best to ensure that 2016 is going to be a good economic year. "

" People put dates on any kind of comment that you make. "

" The lion's share of the damage to the Irish economy was the fault of domestic, economic, and financial mismanagement. "

" No politician in a European sense is happy with 26 million people unemployed. Nobody can be happy with 6 to 9 million young people unemployed. You have to give them hope and confidence and a sense of inspiration that the European process is actually about people, not about bureaucracy. "

" We link our future to the euro, to the euro zone, and to the European Union while being the nearest neighbor of the United Kingdom with, obviously, a common travel area and a very close working relationship with the U.K. "