Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)

—they have never delivered to those they claim to represent. Fianna Fáil in Government introduced the minimum wage which is helping hundreds of thousands of low paid workers. Long-term unemployment, which is recognised as one of the greatest causes of poverty, has been successfully tackled and reduced to 1.4%, a figure well below the EU average. What did the Labour Party do the last time it was in control of the purse strings?