Selected quotes from today's proceedings in the Dáil.
Is there any understanding over there from those of you who are driven around the place of the punishment taken by the long-suffering motorist ...? - Labour leader Pat Rabbitte.
You are talking out of both sides of your mouth. - Minister for Transport Martin Cullen.
So we were going to be real Scrooges, and change a 36-year-old regulation to save €1 million in a calendar year. We did not do that. If we did, there would be people in her calling me the biggest racist that ever was. - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on migrant workers' entitlement to the new childcare payment.
Withdraw the charge made by Minister of State Brian Lenihan that Fine Gael is racist. - FG leader Enda Kenny.
Deputy Kenny, I do not consider you and your party racist. I did not hear the comment, but I do not consider you racist. Neither would I like to think that anyone would try and turn what is a €350 million budget and say well this could cost a little bit more. - Mr Ahern.