‘Government had decisions to make but made the wrong ones’

DECIDING whether or not to support this budget was not easy for me.

But in the end I had no alternative but to vote against the budget as presented over the last two days.

My involvement in politics was born out of a wish to assist in building a better, fairer Ireland. After careful consideration of the measures contained in Budget 2012, I believe they run counter to my core principles and those of Labour.