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National children's hospital overrun

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The Leader returned to the issue, saying the project overrun was unacceptable but contrasting current criticism with past Fianna Fáil failings such as PPARS and telecoms decisions. He defended the Government's limited choices and said it had acted with probity.

Paul Coghlan An Leas-Chathaoirleach Fine Gael

-----the Leader might pass on from certain subjects because as he says, they are being unruly.

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I understand. To be fair to the Cathaoirleach and all of us in this House, we are rightly disappointed and find the overrun unacceptable, but when I hear members of the Opposition talking about prudence in financial management, I have to cast my mind back to personnel, payroll and related systems, PPARS, the sale of Telecom which delayed the broadband process and the economic collapse which occurred on their watch.

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There are 10,000 people homeless.

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The Senator's leader was in government.

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What about Irish Water, rural Ireland-----

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Paul Coghlan An Leas-Chathaoirleach Fine Gael

We are not here for a rí rá.

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We had a 16% unemployment level. Nobody would give us money.

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