Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-15
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Richard O'Donoghue (IND), Limerick County

The Government might learn from the management team of All-Ireland champions, Limerick. Three parties are going in three different directions and getting nothing right. We have seen Deputy Varadkar leak stuff and Phil Hogan put out of his role. I did not like the man but he was doing a job in Europe. We saw agriculture Ministers being thrown around in this House. We are here to do business and to work for the people. My job here is to get business done. Do I have confidence in the Minister? I do. Did he do wrong? He did. Does he need to be sanctioned for it? He does. Is it the right choice to remove him from where he is? Which Government Deputy will replace him? There is not one that has the experience we need at the present.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-15