Taoiseach ends first term with opposition attacks

ENDA KENNY finished his first Dáil term as Taoiseach as he started it — by blaming Fianna Fáil for the country’s continuing problems.

Taking questions from Opposition leaders for the final time before the summer recess, Mr Kenny dismissed criticisms about his lack of contact with fellow EU leaders ahead of the crucial summit on the debt crisis in Brussels today.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin expressed “disbelief” that Mr Kenny had “not spoken to a single leader” in advance of the summit.