Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Irrespective of what occurred previously, the Minister of State has a responsibility to this Dáil to pursue policies and implement legislation to address current deficiencies, not those of yesterday, last month or last year. I and many others are fed up listening to the old mantra from the Government. It is as if Ministers press the "play" button to activate the message that everything is the fault of Fianna Fáil and it inherited all the problems it faces. The Labour Party had a lofty policy document on housing strategy when it entered government. It is time it put flesh on the bones of that policy and stopped rehashing the arguments we heard in the previous general election campaign. The Government parties won the election and more luck to them.

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