David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support this Fianna Fáil motion, which while well-crafted and well-intentioned, excludes any acceptance by that party of any responsibility for its policy failures in this area for many years. I acknowledge that during the 2011 general election the public passed judgment on the Fianna Fáil Party, and rightly so. That judgment was not good or positive because of its failures economically and socially. Senator MacSharry spoke about keeping a straight face. It is difficult for any of us to accept that when Fianna Fáil does not take responsibility for its policy failures in this area.