Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Their programme for Government was a reckless, cynical gamble with the future of the young people who have completed their exams and are setting off in life this July.

Looking back on the last motion of censure from the Opposition members three years ago and the issues they highlighted then, one thing is clear. If this Government does not have instant solutions to all the challenges we face and if, unlike them, we do not have one for everyone in the audience, we do have real, realistic and costed plans that step by step, issue by issue are delivering a better and brighter future for this country.

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