Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

All of these matters are very serious issues and all the time we have no real leadership, no vision and no strategy for job retention and job creation. This Government has the country scundered, and that is the bottom line on it. We cannot agree to the proposal that they head off for a nine week break to shower their heads. The business needs to continue and we agree with other voices here; we should sit again next week. I challenge the Government. If it thinks it is a bluff, call it. Let us test it and see exactly who means what they say here this morning.

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