Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

As it has now lost confidence in the Government, it should step up to the plate and tell the people when they can expect a general election to be held. It should clear the timelines and let us get on with it because there is a need to turn the country around and provide strong leadership in the next four years. The Senator was his party's spokesperson on finance in the Lower House when I was my party's spokesperson on health. He understands the financial implications of budget 2011. He also understands it is nebulous when one examines all of the subheadings which indicate that millions of euro will be saved through administrative changes. There is obviously a problem with which somebody will have to deal next year. That process needs to be started quickly instead of being long-fingered for another three or four months.