Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

They want to see the commitments on which they were elected to this House delivered. They want to prioritise those issues and they have made a political agreement with me on them. From the experience of some of those Deputies and other Deputies who have entered into a similar arrangement over the last decade, it can be seen that I do my utmost to deliver on the issues, perhaps not to every last degree, but to a very good extent.

Deputy Rabbitte was right on practically every issue except one. The programme for Government outlines the deal the Green Party, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats entered into. That programme has been published and is well-documented. The political agreements I entered into are not published but I will give my best endeavour to them.

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