Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)

Fair enough. I hope no one minds if I disagree with the budget because if I have a problem with some of its provisions, that is what the Opposition is meant to do. While Fianna Fáil undoubtedly destroyed this country and has made life hell for people, another thing that destroyed the country was a lack of a decent Opposition in the last Dáil. The present Administration's dislike of an Opposition is proof that it does not understand what opposition is.

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