Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

He must decide if he saying, by his vote, that he rejects the voice of the Irish people, given in their hundreds of thousands, against the Government last Friday? Deputies who vote with the Government are saying, "I do not respect the voice of the people given through the vote". They are saying the Government is doing a good job, which I reject. I therefore call on every Deputy to consider their position when they vote tomorrow.

The Government has lost it and will not recover. It is time for it to go. Before the vote is taken tomorrow I call on the Taoiseach to use his constitutional authority to go to the park, call an election and let the people decide what programme is in their best interests and which can be delivered by a Government that cares.

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