Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all the contributions made on the motion of no confidence in the Minister, Deputy James Reilly. Tabling this motion was not a cynical exercise. It gave us an opportunity to highlight the inadequacies and failings of the Minister in managing a budget. This is why Martin Naughton was protesting outside the gate two weeks ago. The words the Taoiseach stated were inspirational, but the reason he was out there was because the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is incapable of managing a budget.

The contribution made this evening by the Minister, Deputy Noonan, may have been a bit glib and sarcastic but perhaps he would do us a favour and give the Minister, Deputy Reilly, a basic lesson in sums because he included in the budget programmes that were not sustainable or achievable. All he was short of was writing in that we will find a crock of gold somewhere to keep the budget going for as long as we can.

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