Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I wish to share time with Deputy Pat Breen. The Acting Chairman might tell me when my five minutes is up.

This has probably been the worst Government since the foundation of the State. I suppose it has been the most reckless Government. Not alone has it cost thousands of jobs, but it nearly has the country in serious difficulty.

When the economy was going well the Government was great for taking full credit for it. On many occasions at budget time the Fianna Fáil choir clapped the Minister for Finance on issues such as decentralisation and all that was going on in this country and many senior Ministers told me on many occasions it was the work of the great Fianna Fáil Party with the Progressive Democrats. The Progressive Democrats were to break the mould, but they broke the country. They were the ones who were telling us how wonderful they were and by God, they have brought this country into disrepair.

The people want an adjudication on this Government. What is really needed is a general election because they want to get rid of Fianna Fáil.

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