Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

——to continue to build an all-island economy and on the transformation in the relationship between orange and green; to continue on the path of sustained, strong economic and employment growth which will allow the youth to stay and prosper on this island; to maintain our commitment to the social partnership model; to provide record increases in investment and infrastructure and vital public services; and to bring an unprecedented focus to the crucial issues of climate change and the challenge of protecting our environment.

A motion of no confidence in the Dáil is a serious matter to be used on serious occasions.

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