Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

In welcoming the comments of Senator Ellis, I ask the Leader to bring the Taoiseach before the House in the new year. As we adjourn today, I disagree fundamentally with Senator Quinn. People have no confidence. They have no hope. The one thing they are sure about is that they want a change of Government. That is on the way. Fianna Fáil had a great slogan in the 1980s which claimed "there is a better way". There is a better way and a fairer way. The Taoiseach should come before the House to explain his role in getting us to where we are today.

This Christmas is very similar to the one we had 2,000 years ago. People have no money, no jobs, and homes are being repossessed. That is the legacy for 2009 that Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have left the people. They have left us impoverished and lacking hope. We have put forward different views on this side. I would love to have Deputy Kenny in here, because he would provide a breath of fresh air that we have not seen from the Cabinet in the last two years. Senator Ó Brolcháin might then come over here and join Senator Cannon, who had the vision to do that.