Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. The motion on the confidence in the Government reads that Dáil Éireann reaffirms it confidence in the Government. In the 30 seconds available to me, I will put on the record that I have absolutely no confidence in this Government now and never had confidence in it from day one. I will never have any confidence in any government formation that includes Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. I stand with my constituents who absolutely rejected Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in the last general election by not voting in a single Deputy from either of those parties. I support the no confidence motion put forward by Sinn Féin.

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