Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach should be big and strong enough to break out of the straitjacket he is in and look, as Taoiseach to all our people, to worthy propositions. I will support the Taoiseach if he takes the Fine Gael economic plan for jobs and stimulus to put our country back to work, give our people confidence and restore some hope. All he has done since September 2008 is destroy the lives, careers and opportunities for our people. This is a potentially great country but the Government has failed to address the core issue. I ask the Taoiseach to look at it now.

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