Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I will tell the House another thing. Deputy Lowry has more access to the Government and its Departments than me. Does it not tell us where this Government is at that it relies on the votes of Deputy Lowry to win this and other divisions? Last week, a Minister had to resign from the Government because he left himself open to accusations of crony capitalism. This week, the Government survives only with the votes of a Deputy who epitomises crony capitalism. Another Minister is not here who has questions to answer also. For this reason and others, the Dáil should not take time to appoint new Ministers this evening. Instead, it should make arrangements to end the life of this Government and name a date for a general election.

This Government should go, and I am not alone in saying so. This morning we learned that 44% of people polled by Ipsos-MRBI agreed and said they too want a general election. These people are tired of the failures of this Government.

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