Dáil debates

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Confidence in Government: Motion

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Mary WhiteMary White (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)

Deputy Flanagan would do well to remind his colleagues of his party's current hypocrisy.

My party leader informed the House about what Deputy Gilmore thinks of the Fine Gael Party and its policies. The letter he cited continues: "Nor can change be achieved by supporting independents or other parties that lack a coherent strategy". Deputy Gilmore referred to change and coherence in the same sentence, yet three Opposition parties have never been so polarised in policy terms or more incapable of providing a coherent response to a challenge. I remain confident that on this side of the House the Government will continue to serve the best interests of the people. It will not serve vested interests but the welfare of ordinary people.

My party fared badly in the recent local and European elections and I respect the verdict of those who voted for other parties. Nevertheless, Fine Gael and the Labour Party remind me of characters in Spanish picaresque novels, those finely dressed men who sprinkle bread crumbs on their lapels and feign signs of having dined and wined with the best when we know their very appearance is a total sham. They were men of straw, fakers and chancers who put on airs and graces to fool the public. The electorate needs to know what the Opposition stands for because it is not clear to anyone in this House.

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