Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

He has never claimed to be perfect. He has never claimed the high moral ground which those on the other side of the House claim. He has never worn his morality on his sleeve like those Members who had truck with the Soviet regime and now want to lecture us on money and political morality. That is hypocritical. That was a party that published documents funded by the Soviet Union. It had the grandeur to print forged five pound notes in Gardiner Place under the guise of Repsol Press. This is the party from which we must take our morality. This is the party that lectures on what it is appropriate to receive at a time of personal and family distress. I find it hypocritical but I am not surprised.

As Fine Gael and the Labour Party now face a further five years in opposition, there is a sense of frustration among its Members. Some including, I suspect, Deputy Enda Kenny still believe they won the election. They seem to be coming out of a delayed dream sequence.

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