David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

It is interesting to hear Government representatives, when challenged by either of the Opposition parties, talk about opposition for the sake of opposition. We had a similar discussion this morning, but I do not want to have to read again the litany of promises made by the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party before the election which have been broken. Consistently, promises and commitments given have been broken. There was significant opposition for the sake of opposition from those parties when they were in Opposition. I could recite many of the promises that were made, particularly by Deputy Gilmore, to protect people in rural Ireland, people who live in poverty, people who live in disadvantaged communities and come from disadvantaged backgrounds and to ensure that fairness and equity would be at the heart of Government decisions. However, we have the opposite now from those parties.