John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

To take the mystery out of why the motion has been tabled, one might reflect on the fact that when the Minister, Deputy James Reilly, was on the Opposition side of the House, he gave the very distinct impression that on assuming office he would deal with all of the issues with some type of magic wand in a very short period of time. This is probably why the motion has been tabled. He certainly gave this impression not only to the Members of the House but very clearly to the public. This obviously is not the case.

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