Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

How could it be when one must take a serious look at the economic situation? No matter how one talks about better communications, one cannot make bad news into good news. It just does not happen. If difficult decisions have to be taken, that must be said. I am perplexed, however, as to how there is no issue of accountability with the Opposition. Every week they espouse good causes and say that we are all horrible, while they are all wonderful. It is a case of goodies and baddies for the Opposition in general, but will they implement all these ideas? When they go to these large protest meetings——

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