Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

That shows how great a party we are. We are not afraid. We are a forward-looking party. We have hope for our people and a vision for the future. We have people who will govern and tell people the truth. They will not tell lies on a Sunday, attend a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday and, when asked what happened, refuse to say because the markets are sensitive. Does the Government really expect the people to tell it to carry on as normal? It has been like a "Carry On" film. Where is the renewal of Government? Where is the job creation stimulus plan? Where is the real reform of the public sector? There is none. It is penalising the people. The markets and the people want certainty and confidence, but none has been given today nor by this Government in the past 13 years.

It is important we have certainty and confidence, but it is more important we have a Government that can govern with authority and that has a mandate. Sadly, the current one is not giving us that. We need a Government from this side of the House and I hope we will get one pretty soon.