Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Most fair-minded people will agree that he has delivered that in spades. He has avoided the temptation to make knee-jerk reactions and populist statements to inflate his own poll ratings. He has acted decisively when required, for example by implementing new regulations in the financial services sector. I will send the rest of my speech to the Labour Party, as its Deputies seem to be in need of bedside reading.

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