Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I cannot let Senator Twomey get away with what is gross historical revisionism. Briefly, as has already been referred to, if one looks at the record of Government, from 1994 to 2007, there has been unprecedented growth in this country. There are more people at work in this country than there was in 1997. There are more teachers and doctors. There are more people who are out working and there are more people contributing to this economy. I hate this sort of revisionism.

I compliment Deputy Ó Cuív, who was the first Minister in recent times in this Government to at least stand up to Mr. Vincent Browne, as one of a range of political commentators who have somehow created this urban myth that Fianna Fáil has somehow destroyed the country. Remember what was going on up to 2007.