Dáil debates

Thursday, 10 March 2016

2:05 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend the Ceann Comhairle on his election and wish him well over the next number of weeks, months or years. This is an important day for everybody in this House who has been elected. It is particularly important and special for all those who have been elected for the first time, myself included. What we have seen over the past hour or so is a piece of political theatre. There are many issues affecting people outside this House that need to be addressed. We all know what they are.

When I listened to the Tánaiste's speech, it was very clear that she and Labour Party had not learned the lessons of the election campaign and were not prepared to take responsibility for their failures. The reason the Labour Party was decimated in this election was that we have people lying on hospital trolleys, children sleeping in emergency accommodation and people in dire straits and living in poverty.

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