Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will try to use some lines which the Minister may have used. The legislation before us tonight is an absolute con-job of the highest order. If Sinn Féin Deputies and councillors up and down the country really believed that this tax should be abolished, then they would have steadfastly refused to pay it. I applaud those Sinn Féin Deputies and councillors who accept that taxes legitimately passed by this House to pay for public services should be paid and have been paid. However, Sinn Féin's record in this House and beyond since this Government took office proves that they have little or no interest in any semblance of constructive opposition. They prefer trading on fear over hope, preferring anarchy over stability if it means they could stick it to the Government, regardless of the damage to Ireland's prospects.

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