Labour says PDs failing to live up to their role

THE Progressive Democrats are failing to live up to their role as the watchdogs of an incompetent government, Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte said last night.

Delivering his opening address to the meeting of the parliamentary party, Mr Rabbitte said the Government was out of touch and unaccountable and his party had to provide an alternative.

As junior coalition partners, the PDs were remaining silent on a wide variety of issues being handled by Fianna Fáil and are only along for the ride, Mr Rabbitte said.