Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

While I know Government Members are very excitable and they have a majority to do exactly what they want, when they do so and vote themselves an unreasonably long break they should take into account during the recess that they will not be accountable to the Dáil. Ministers need to be careful to tell the truth, as they will not be able to be held to account here.

When it comes to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, accusing people of robbery of the taxpayer——

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