Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)

Without being nasty, assurances from a Minister in a Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government are worthless because of the deceit and broken promises given before the 2002 general election. Even promises made during the local election campaign this year have in a short time also been broken — I will deal with one of those broken promises in the Adjournment debate. The Minister protests too much and I will not accept assurances from a Minister in this discredited Government.

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