Coalition is holding country to ransom

FOR the minister to say that 150 people are holding the vast majority to ransom is rubbish.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003 - 01:00

Quite the contrary.

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the PDs and the Greens stood in the local elections of 1999. Not one of their candidates said anything about introducing bin charges. I am sure if they did, it would have affected their vote, which explains why.

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