James Heffernan (Labour)

Shortly after the election, Fianna Fáil's leader in the other House pledged to act progressively and responsibly in opposition but unfortunately that has not happened. I understand the adversarial nature of politics but given our current position, we should be able to work together on some issues rather than introduce politically motivated motions. I remind the House that we would not be debating spending reductions if Fianna Fáil had been responsible in government instead of trying to hoodwink people with giveaway budgets during election years.