Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

There is no talk of a new mandate for the public service so that people would take responsibility. There is no talk of a new budgeting system.

The problem is that, while the Government Members opposite want change and the country to exit the hole, they do not want to change any of the ingredients or failed policies that put us there. Until they get wise to this fact, there will be no public confidence in the Government. The sooner it goes, the better it will be for the country.

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