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

George Washington once said it is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. I respectfully put to the Taoiseach that what I said at the outset is reflected again in his reply. Language means absolutely nothing to him. He will say anything. He has just now said he does not propose to implement the findings of the ESRI report. The ESRI report is an evaluation of the model that his Government and he approved in the White Paper 18 months ago. Does the Taoiseach get that?

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