Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

That is not acceptable and people will no longer accept the style of Government to which we have grown used.

In its courtship of the voter, the Government has used a time-worn ploy, based on the belief that some suitors go for a person with a past, some for a person with a future, but every suitor goes for a person with a present. That is what we have today — presents that are carefully gift-wrapped and there is something there for everyone in the audience. Look beneath the surface and one will see that this is a sham.

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