Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

She should take on the board the fact that this was their only option to strike a blow to the heart of the Government and to assert that they have had enough of austerity. Their message to the Government parties is that they have betrayed the Irish people by failing to deliver the promised change in direction. The Minister of State and her colleagues have betrayed the founders of their party. She should do the right thing by supporting the Sinn Féin motion, scrapping the household charge and introducing fair and equitable proposals.

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