Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. There is a depressing sense of déjÀ vu about this debate. I was previously a Member of this House from 1989 to 2002 when we had the tumultuous debates under the previous Fianna Fáil regime of Charles J. Haughey. His legacy has obviously affected the body politic in Fianna Fáil. I do not need to list the names as they are all known. They have left a problem for us all in politics. There is a disconnection not just with the tribunal but also with this Chamber. Should we just sit on our hands and regard these standards as acceptable because nobody is listening? Nobody is listening because nobody believes any of us.

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