There is no doubt that the main problem with which this Parliament is faced is an extremely Serious Financial and Economic Crisis.
Yet today he is supporting the point of view of the Chancellor and the argument that because there is a Serious Financial and Economic Crisis we should increase this Entertainments Duty and therefore increase the admission prices.
Arguably, the 2011 Irish general election, which took place against the backdrop of the Serious Financial and Economic Crisis, is the first in Ireland's history that has departed significantly from civil war politics.