Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Could I ask Mr. Murphy about the role of the Committee on International Trade? Perhaps he does not have a view on it. I thank him for allowing me to understand a little more about what constitutes "the genuine left", which is himself. I do not know how many more are included in the category. I recognise for the first time his ultra-leftist position and his contempt for the trade union movement. I am sure trade unionists and the trade union movement in this country and internationally would be offended by his contempt for them. I question his suggestion that the solution to our problems is an international general strike. Trotsky is dead. Will Mr. Murphy not bury him and the politics he espoused once and for all?