Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

Last night in this House we saw a pathetic display of weakness from the Green Party, a party that was demolished in the recent elections. Last night the Green Party did not back the Government, of which it is part. If it is not going to vote for the Government, why does the Green Party not pull out of Government? Why does it continue to keep Fianna Fáil and this ineffectual Government in power? The behaviour last night was a sign of weakness, not strength. It illustrated exactly what the Irish people know, that the Green Party in government is not listened to by Fianna Fáil-----