David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

It is interesting that, any time the Government representatives are confronted with facts, they are just unable to accept them. Before the election, they lied consistently on a number of issues. I can give a number of examples. They lied in respect of bondholders and stated aggressive burden sharing would be imposed. The Government, and Fine Gael in its manifesto, made it very clear unilateral action would be taken. The Government representatives lied in regard to money that would be put into Anglo Irish Bank by stating not one more cent would be put in. They lied in regard to education. An example is the pledge, signed by members of Fine Gael and the Labour Party, not to increase third level fees, yet this is to be done. They lied in regard to health cuts. We saw the reversal involving the closure of the accident and emergency department in Roscommon and noted many other promises that were not honoured. As the Leader will know, a promise was made by the Government parties to build a new 50 bed community nursing unit in Waterford. The capital funding will now not be made available. The Government has lied consistently. Its members lied before the election and are still lying to the people of this State.