Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Government really believes what it is doing is what the people want and voted for, what is its problem in asking them to vote on it? I know the answer. The answer is that it knows what I know, namely, that the people did not vote for what they are getting. They were misled in an outrageous abuse of power. However, as has been pointed out, the sheep will come here tomorrow and vote for the Government. I do not expect defections; I expect that they will hold solid. However, that does not justify morally the things done by the Government. In particular, it does not justify being elected with one clear mandate and implementing a totally different set of policies.

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