Michael Collins: Calls No Confidence Over 'Stinking Bad Deal'

Today, we are talking about a vote of confidence on the Ciancola. While circumstances have led us to this incredible situation, it is unfair to Ciancola to share all the blame. I have attended every business and doll reform meeting of the new doll, and the antics of some have a lot to be desired and leaves a bad taste in this doll that will not be forgotten for a long time. The bottom line here, the Taoiseach and the Tarnasher of this country have done what I have called a stinking bad deal with Michael Lowery and his team of the regional independence. Without a scrap of paper, without a policy, without even a website, the shocking nod and wink deal that could well run to billions of euros of taxpayers' money was done. The Taoiseach was at length to say that what choice did he have, as no one else came forward. But this is truly misleading the doll, as we, independent Ireland, came forward, but the only problem the two parties had is that we, independent Ireland, had policies. We have solutions to problems, we are willing to sit down, marry our policies into the programme for government and deliver for the people. But the Taoiseach and his only acknowledgement about our honest negotiations was that he could not meet with their demands, when the honest answer here is that he did not even speak to us till the stinking deal was done with Michael Lowery. He knew. We knew then that the train was gone from the station and we were left at the station. The Taoiseach and the Taoiseach did not want to do a deal with us as we would have stood by our principles and not caved in like the regional independence. We wanted a government driven by policy and proper programme for government and not new ministerial positions with perks and marks, a loan costing the country over 5 million. Independent Ireland were willing at all times to talk, at all times to deliver on housing, without dreaming up false figures on housing targets and delivering infrastructure in a country that has waste water tanks all over the country leaking into local rivers. Delivering help without people waiting years on waiting lists. Delivering education where parents would not have to stand outside shops from raising to keep the school door open or going to the local parish priest to pay electricity for the local school. Delivering on real climate action where people would get their warmer homes insulated within a few months of application and where a freeze on a hungry cash grab by this government called carbon tax would freeze any increase to enable our elderly and families to fill the tank of oil at home, to heat the house or to put the diesel and petrol into the car to do their normal daily work. Delivering on farm payments for close to 10,000 farmers waiting two years for gloss payments. Delivering for the long forgotten fishermen of Castledown Bay of the Killybegs and down to Wexshire to get new fishing quotas or even the bluefin quotas the rest of the world have and not a dirty decommissioning deal delivered by the last government. Delivering on tourism where we would not see a drop of 30% in February and 20% in January of people coming to this country and where we would have forced a hand of government to deliver them the long promises they have above the 13.5% to 9%. Delivering on our hotels in Lincoln Bread of Ireland to be open for tourism and not for IPAS. The last Count Corle, this is the reason Taoiseach Michal Martin did not want to do business with Independent Ireland as our policies could not be negotiated. He wanted a blank sheet from Michael Lowry's side full of nodding wings. Count Corle, I was not happy with the happenings here in the Dáil in the last week and that is why I would be voting no confidence in the Count Corle.