John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is disappointing that mixed messages are coming out. It is unhelpful to the 42,000 people who are expecting something for the head of Government, the Taoiseach, to come out and remove any potential hopes they had. Some €5 million is being spent on a spin unit. Maybe that should be put to some use to get a solid message that Government is singing from the same hymn sheet on this because, ultimately, 42,000 people are being discriminated against and being made fools of.