Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The only motion of no confidence that should be debated here this week ought to take place in the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party room on foot of the shambolic suggestions of its current leader. He sat at the Cabinet table when the legacy of dirt, including the dirt in regard to the economy and the dirt the Minister for Justice and Equality has to clear up, was being created. As on the night he was asked about the bailout, he probably rolled over in the bed and pressed the snooze button. That is what Fianna Fáil did for 14 years, leaving a host of Ministers, including Deputy Shatter, to clear up their legacy. I have no difficulty in voting confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality tonight but it is regrettable that Fianna Fáil, with its legacy of failure, has decided to use valuable Dáil time in this manner. The reason it did was to avoid being outflanked by Sinn Féin next week. I commend the Minister and his work to the House.

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