Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is the hardest neck I ever came across. It is callous and cold. I do not how Senator Bacik, for whom I have the highest regard, has the stomach to take this. Deputy Stagg, the Labour Party Whip, should be embarrassed when he states in his e-mail that he knows, as well as we all do, that the Tánaiste said she would impose these cuts only when there was a Scandinavian style child care system in place. Child care in Ireland is chaotic. This is a serious embarrassment for the Labour Party, its leader and all its members.