Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Of course the Government does not have that agenda. Our agenda is completely the opposite because we want to protect the common good, the ordinary citizen and, ultimately, the taxpayer, as well as make our economy and society more competitive, effective and efficient.

That is what we are trying to achieve. I find the Fine Gael position quite extraordinary. It is clear we are in a post-election scenario and I invite the spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Hogan, to take down the Fine Gael website entitled rip-off republic because the party's stance here is not about protecting people from rip-offs. It is the antithesis of what that party was doing for approximately 12 months before the election, attacking the Government about rip-off this and rip-off that. The Deputy should take down the website because his party's stance here is not in the interests of the consumer.

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