Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy made pressing remarks at times when he claimed great powers of prophecy. He reminded past Ministers of the evils of their approach. He was dumping, in particular, on former Fianna Fáil Ministers who he claimed had ruined the economy. I want to remind him that the republican movement made a fair shot at ruining two economies and continued to do so for 30 years. Therefore, he need not be so haughty about Ministers who made decisions in the past because his political progenitors made a fair shot at ruining two economies.