Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is correct. It would be more in order to call it the eviction Bill than the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill. The people will not forget how they have been treated by Fine Gael. They certainly will never forget how they have been treated by Labour. We often hear of politicians who try to dodge elections and would try to put off an election. I would never be afraid of an election any day of the week because we can face the people in an honest and straightforward way but, by God, Government members have a lot to be responsible for. On top of it all - the geniuses that they are - they decided to put a carbon tax on solid fuel at a time when it is centralising functions from around the country to make it impossible for people to access medical cards and student grants. One cannot even get a driver's licence in County Kerry because the Government has centralised that also.

I voice my total and absolute opposition to this. Although I was not in the Chamber, I heard all the speakers who spoke in opposition to this, including Deputy McGrath who gave a great overview of the whole situation. I got under the skin of the Minister of State on another night when I highlighted the broken promises about upward-only rents. The Government parties made all types of promises before the election and the first thing they did was to break those promises just as they have broken every other promise they made. It is the Government of broken promises and shame on all its Members, including those people supporting from the back benches - the silent lambs who support every bit of rubbish the Government comes up with.

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