Darragh O'Brien (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)

That one page motion is probably the only proposal of any significance produced by the Labour Party. It has opposed everything proposed by the Government, such as strategies which have international agreement. The country is on the right path to recovery. We have stabilised our public finances without the support of the Labour Party. We are tackling our banking situation without the support of the Labour Party. We are gaining international support for our measures, without the support of the Labour Party. We are supporting jobs through employment subsidy schemes and creating new opportunities, without the support of the Labour Party. In time, this Government will be seen to have done the right thing, not for political gain, like the Labour Party, but for the good of our fellow citizens.

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