Fiona O'Malley (Progressive Democrats)

A debate is an opportunity to share ideas and I am in attendance to listen to those of the Fine Gael Party, but there is none. Unfortunately, we have been treated to constant whinging, questions about what went wrong and mumbling. There are no ideas on how to get away from the problem.

I was impressed by the way in which Deputy Gilmore spoke in the Dáil last week. Part of his job is to criticise the Government, which he did well, but the second part of his job is to tell us what he would do. He let down himself and his party badly. This is the difference. Politics is about ideas and solutions. If there are no ideas, Fine Gael will be in opposition for a long time.