Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach promised to bring this about, but his promises were cynical and not based on any real conviction. It was rhetoric that tapped into the people's hope and desire to have society organised fairly. There is little talk nowadays from the Taoiseach about the Government's five point plan because, of course, it was never a plan but a PR device. On the Taoiseach's watch there has been a drastic rise in the levels of emigration, poverty and inequality.

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