Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

I wish to thank the Minister of State from the bottom of my heart because, in his speech, he stated the last 18 years have been almost exclusively Fianna Fáil-led Governments. It is the first time I have heard this because, since the popularity of the Government plummeted in recent years, the one catchphrase I have heard from Ministers is "successive Governments". This is the line they pumped as they tried to gloss over their many failings. Something I have difficulty with concerning this Government is that when there are success stories or good news, it is responsible but when there is bad news, someone else is responsible.

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