Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

They might not like what I am saying but it is a fact. It fell down around their ears. The Government was caught napping and the people are out there waiting for it to deal with it when it comes back to the people. This is the Oireachtas and people are elected to it to deal with these issues. The legislation will decide whether we take away the last vestiges of humanity and respect that unborn people have through the eighth amendment. People will have a say in that. The Government cannot cod the people.

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