Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

I intend no disrespect to our diplomats. I have much respect for them, but surely the Tánaiste agrees that the restoration of our reputation abroad derives from the implementation of the previous Government's four-year plan and that many of our reputational difficulties derived from the negative comments made in this Chamber and this country. I wish the Tánaiste well with his efforts to continue rebuilding, but let us be clear about where the difficulties came from in the first instance.

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