Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

He did not do so in the dying days of a Government which had been completely and utterly discredited. The problems are not just those caused by the Governments in power before 2007, as many have been generated by the Government in office since 2007. If Government Members want to have a debate, they should try to be factual and realistic about it. Consensus will not work at this point. If they want that option, the best thing to do would be to call a general election and offer their support to achieve consensus afterwards.