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

Was that the view of the Labour Party? It should be remembered that every member of Government is bound constitutionally to collective action. We cannot have one party in government saying one thing, constitutionally, and the other saying something else. It is time the parties in government woke up to their constitutional responsibilities. According to members opposite, we have turned the corner and there are billions of euro available to give out. Why not start with abolition of the two most recently imposed charges - namely, water charges and the local property tax?

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