Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

We have not done what the Minister of State's party did, which was to run down the country at every opportunity it got. In the last Dáil the Labour Party took every opportunity, come hell or high water and in particular every Thursday, to claim the country was bust. It did not give a damn what damage was done to Ireland's reputation in order that it could move to the Government side of the House.

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