Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

-----think they are Fianna Fáilers on this side. They are propping Fine Gael up to the hilt. As I said in this House when we started off in late February or March, why the hell do the two parties not just get together and run the country. There is no difference between them except the colour of their shirts. At this stage, that is all that exists. In principled, fundamental positions that they take on the economy, workers and social welfare recipients, they are the very same.

I have one last word for Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. He asked about how we think the councils would get the money. The hated local property tax is where they would get the money to run the service. That is where it should be coming from. It was revealed-----

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