Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

He is partly responsible for the 29,000 people who cannot meet their consultants because of endless waiting lists. He is partly responsible for the length of accident and emergency waiting times. He is partly responsible for the failure of the Government to reduce class sizes, even though the Minister for Education and Science knows that more than 100,000 children are in classes of 30 and more. He is partly responsible for bringing in the cross-compliance form for farmers, which has 1,460 boxes to be ticked.

Meanwhile, the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, crows in Portlaoise about all the things he has done and will do. That is the type of nonsense the Progressive Democrats speak in this House, giving us their legal lessons from the Four Courts. The Tánaiste is obviously worried and desperate if he is asking questions about Fine Gael at meetings throughout the State. I do not know where these public meetings take place because there is no record of any of them.

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