Dan Boyle (Green Party)

The role of an Opposition in a democracy is essential. It holds the Government to account and challenges the efficacies of how policies are made and implemented. When successful, it can show that such policies are rushed or even plain wrong. When it is truly successful, it can show that those who are making those policies are incompetent and offer an alternative to voters in terms of how another Government may be put in place. There has been enough evidence in recent weeks to suggest an underperformance in some areas, thus affording the Opposition an opportunity to do its job effectively.