Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The Members on the Government benches could do with taking some of them.

The Government seems to have an obstacle for every solution. The European Union and other factors will be obstacles. The Minister has a problem for every solution and is being snowed under by them. All of these matters can be resolved. This motion is progressive and pragmatic and addresses all areas. The Government has paid our motion the greatest tribute by imitating it. The Government imitation is not as well researched as the Fine Gael motion but we will help Government in any way we can, in the hope that the Government Members will not be as sceptical and cynical as they have been. They should spend more time researching the subject and less time berating the Opposition.

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