At the root of that was a political culture that was simply flawed. We have a political culture that must be broken down. It is one which claims that the Dáil should not scrutinise budgets and that the Government knows best. The Government will not set targets, will not accept scrutiny and will not offer alternatives. It puts hacks on boards and will not let the Dáil scrutinise them or question whether they are competent.

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