Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I wish Deputy Mansergh had not set me the challenge of trying to come up with a better analogy than that which he just used because I will not be able to do so. However, I must inform Deputy Bannon — I do not want to upset him in this regard — that the famous speech on the Tallaght strategy was actually made in Templeogue by that good man, Alan Dukes, who I always admired.

I wonder if Fine Gael Members listened to the Taoiseach's fine contribution earlier, particularly where he stated that this is the first of five budgets. Perhaps that accounts for their grumpiness. I ask Deputy Bannon not to rise to the bait I have set because I am not as good as others at dealing with hecklers.

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