The Dáil has passed a motion supporting the Government's economic policy by a margin of 79 to 62.
Earlier, the Dáil heard allegations that the Government's legislative record was the worst in the history of the State and that ministers have their heads in the sand about the current economic downturn.
The exchanges came as the Opposition sought to block the house rising until late September.
Fine Gael's Richard Bruton said the Government had no strategy to deal with what he said was the worst uncertainty in a generation and was sticking its head in the sand about the extent of the downturn.
This, he said, was no time for the House to be adjourning for two months.
Labour's Eamon Gilmore cited the chaos at Dublin Airport as evidence that the country was becoming a disgrace presided over by a lazy and incompetent Government whose legislative record was the worst since the foundation of the State.
To opposition laughter, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said the Government would continue to govern, and rejected claims that it had no plan to deal with the economy.
Later she told the Dáil that she would be making savings of €24m in her own department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, most of which would come from the budget of State training agency FÁS.
The House is to adjourn this afternoon until 24 September.
Last night there was criticism of the Government's package of savings from one disability group. It also emerged that health would be the biggest contributor to the economies.
Throughout yesterday evening Government ministers outlined the economies in their departments in the first day of the debate.
Minister for Health Mary Harney drew criticism from Inclusion Ireland - which represents people with intellectual disabilities - for her postponement of a service that would help those with disabilities access social services.
The Department of Finance also issued a document outlining precisely where the axe would fall across Government departments.
It showed that despite being excluded from payroll cuts, health and children would be the biggest contributor to the package of economies.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is to make savings of over €9m this year.
Minister Brendan Smith said the cutbacks are part of the Government's overall savings of €440m. The minister said that further savings would be sought in 2009.
Mr Smith said that the €9.1m would be absorbed by the administrative budgets in his department and its State agencies and will involve savings in operating costs, including salaries.
The minister confirmed that €1m would be saved on his department's administrative budget, €5.3m would be sought from the State agencies under his department's aegis and a further €2.6m will be saved on consultancies, PR and payroll costs.
