Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

It is clear that in the week that was spent discussing the programme for Government - this is why the incoming Taoiseach does not deserve the support of the House - there was greater concern about how to give a finance portfolio to the Labour Party than about how the promised 100,000 jobs would be created. There are no details in terms of the greatest issue facing the country, that is, how to get people back to work. However, there is no lack of detail and timeframes for how many people this Government will sack. There is no lack of detail on where it will spend taxpayers' money putting water metres into every house so it can fleece the people more. There is no lack of detail about how the bondholders, the gamblers who are not guaranteed by this State, will get paid back. For these reasons I believe the nominee for Taoiseach does not deserve the support of the House.

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