James Bannon (Fine Gael)

It would be remiss of me to allow the day to pass without complimenting the Taoiseach on his activities yesterday, particularly as, for the first time in his term of office, he admitted the complete failure of the Government to deliver on the promises made in the run-up to the most recent general election. There was great evidence of the latter yesterday when he sacked those in his team who were not performing.