Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

He is very quiet. We do not see him anymore. When he was on this side, he made a lot of noise and had a lot to say. It is the height of political brass neck for the Taoiseach to come into this House and talk about bringing stability to the Government so that it can move forward with the national broadband plan. The Taoiseach knows nothing about the plan. He intends to make it a personal wrap-around, like the boiler around the hot stove or the wrap-around in the hot press. It is not that intimate to him. He knows nothing about rural Ireland and he cares less. Hardly a week or month goes by without a report of internal fighting within this shambolic Government, especially with reference to the relationship between the Independent Alliance Ministers and their so-called Fine Gael colleagues. If the Taoiseach is so interested in maintaining stability to deliver on the endless promises his Government has made, why have these reports of disquiet been so consistent? My colleague from Tipperary is here a lot longer than I am. He is normally elected by the people of Tipperary at the head of the poll. Deputy Mick Barry and others who want to bring about his demise have not been elected for as long as he has been. The Deputy in question knows what kind of vote we are about to have and he does not need to be advised. He has been elected by the people of Tipperary in accordance with their right.

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