Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are talking about the resignation of a very senior Minister from a very senior portfolio and the necessity of appointing a replacement. The fundamental behaviour of Government has to change. Above all, there must be respect for other people's opinions, irrespective of who they are, whether whistleblowers or Deputies for whom the Taoiseach has no time. In the case of Independent Members and members of Opposition parties, the Taoiseach has to show the respect which has been sadly lacking in his demeanour and his Government's demeanour for too long. There must be a genuine openness to criticism no matter from what quarter it comes. To date, there has not been that openness to genuine criticism either in the House or outside it. If this does not happen, then nothing at all will have changed.

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