Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

What has changed since the Tánaiste told the House, with a grave demeanour, that there were fundamental issues of public concern? I am glad to see we have now gone to advising the Taoiseach on how to answer the questions. What has changed? If they were grave issues of public concern last Thursday, how does the statement by the Taoiseach that with the benefit of hindsight he made an error get the Progressive Democrats off the hook?

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