Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The sum of €59 million is so wide of the mark it is hard to believe but, as usual, as is the practice of the Government and all within it, they will close down debate and guillotine content that should be discussed on the open floor because they do not want the public to know the hames they are continuing to make of this. They have absolutely no idea of where they are going or what they are doing.

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