Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

Yesterday, I spent much time listening to the debate taking place in the House. If one listened to all of the contributions one could come to the conclusion that the only thing to do would be to sell up shop and leave the country immediately with one's family. We can get into a vortex of gloom which will do none of us any good. The people know exactly who is responsible for getting us into this crisis and they will make their verdict known in the course of the next election. They know that the Government, over the course of the past 14 years, has led us into this crisis. I will not concentrate on this, as others have done so in a far more comprehensive way than I ever could.

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