Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

When the Government announced decentralisation, it chose a pick and mix of towns around the country, no deal was negotiated with the public service unions, it cost a fortune and it was not delivered. The same applies to the over 70s medical card. On the news last Friday night, the Taoiseach stated that it was originally to have cost €15 million but by the end of the year it cost €51 million. Whose fault was that? It was not the fault of the man on my left. It was the fault of the Government opposite who did such a bad job of negotiating the deal.

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