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Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----and the firm resolve to get the economy moving again.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We will achieve this with or without hindrance from the Opposition.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We will not get out of our current difficulties with Deputy Kenny's rehearsed outrage, any more than we will get out of them with Deputy Gilmore's soft options.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Telling the public that Fine Gael will cut spending-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----without telling them the areas in which it will make those cuts or telling them that it will spend more without identifying from where the money will come is dishonest politics.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: In return, the public has used Fine Gael, Labour and the Independents as a stick with which to beat the Government-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----but that is a very different proposition from electing the stick to govern the country.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: As we are debating this motion, there are people-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Shatter should have some interest in this matter; people were systematically abused in institutions over many years and some of them are now broken adults. They are marching today in silent protest.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: They were led to believe, and they are entitled to expect, that the debate on the Ryan report would coincide with that march.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I hope for that reason, if for no other-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----that every unwhipped Deputy will go into the lobbies tonight-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----to reject the amateur theatrics and the Punch and Judy politics to which Fine Gael has descended and let us get back to the business of governing this country.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Captain Kirk.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Shatter should not abuse the time of the House to pursue his narrow interests.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Shatter will not bluff in the general election.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We should be debating the Ryan report.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The lack of an alternative.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The lack of an alternative.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: An Garda Síochána have the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, an Garda Síochána), which duties include the protection and guarding of vital installations, the provision of certain...