Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach is speaking about an election at some time in 2011. God forbid that would happen. I wish we were now in the throes of an election that would bring the certainty and clarity spoken of by the Taoiseach. I met an engineer the other day who is 23 years old and fully qualified. He told me he had a permanent visa for Australia and was going to travel to and stay there as he would get a reasonably well paid job and be able to settle down. When I asked him if he would ever return to Ireland, he said he would not because every cent of income tax he would pay in this country for the rest of his life would go towards repairing the consequences of bankers' recklessness and greed, which were allowed to happen under the Taoiseach's watch.

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