It’s time the Leinster House stable lads took out the brush and shovel

WE are not stuck with this bizarre budget or this peculiar Government.

Constitutionally, in our system of government, the responsibility for deciding who becomes (and who remains) Taoiseach lies with each individual member of the Dáil.

They are not elected to be robotic delegates of those who vote for them — let alone rubber stamps for party bosses. They are elected to represent all their constituents — and the country.