Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Can I continue without interruption? I certainly do not want statements in this House in the coming weeks about the expenditure of hundreds of billions of euro in investment across the country. We want real decision-making. We talk enough about new politics, but we are not seeing it. We see a PR event in Sligo. We are not having a conversation about legislation and a vote in both of these Houses. That is why I strongly support the Sinn Féin amendment to this Bill. I hope Fianna Fáil will support the amendment, though it is a little bit like bolting the gate when the horse has galloped away, because the announcement will go ahead, and there is no underpinning legislation to force a vote in either of these Houses.Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have deceived both Houses, and it is crocodile tears on the part of Fianna Fáil to say it wants a vote in both Houses. If Deputy Micheál Martin wanted a vote in both Houses, he could tell the Taoiseach to ensure that happens, but Fianna Fáil will not do that so we will have play-acting here that its members are really concerned. They are not. They are only interested in their own futures. I will support this amendment even though it probably will not achieve anything.