Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach does not even understand what public sector reform is about if he thinks that sort of nonsensical triangular arrangement will be successful.

There is another strange Department that will be responsible for community, equality and the Gaeltacht. It will also be responsible for disabilities and the integration of immigrants. It should be called what it is, which is a Department of the miscellaneous. Anything that could not be housed elsewhere has been shoved into this one and there will be a Minister for the miscellaneous.

This is an appalling botch job. The Taoiseach is no Seán Lemass, Jack Lynch or John Bruton.

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