Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Fianna Fáil can do the very same as the Labour Party but today its members seem to be aligning themselves with Fine Gael and likening themselves to that party. To be honest, many members of the public believe that should be the case anyway because Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are actually very alike. That is being confirmed by Senator White today but I would point out to her that it is no easy task to secure a nomination or to get elected. We have to go out and face members from all of the councils, the same as everyone else and we have a much smaller electorate than Fianna Fáil has.