James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

The Government's shocking lack of input continued to the inevitable conclusion that we have seen, despite the early start by Fine Gael and the Opposition, which got under way after Christmas, in which Fine Gael held almost 60 public meetings and distributed 700,000 pieces of literature. Far from rushing into action, the Government waited, with its head in the sand——

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