Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

Fianna Fáil rewarded loyalty and embedded its people in the early part of the State to change the culture, which was understandable at that time. All of those who took part in the Easter Rising were looked after. My own grandparents took part in the Rising and that is the reason they were looked after, but that loyalty began to change. Deputy McDonald was right, and it is a point I have made also, when she stated that this loyalty changed mid-way through the decade when instead of rewarding those who were loyal to an organisation, a philosophy or a culture TACA was established.

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