Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would never have said that. I would never say, "Take MacSharry out." I've had many discussions with your good father about politics and the west of Ireland and all the rest of it. And far be it from me to attempt to make a decision that people have as their democratic right at the end of the day. What I did want to do was ... we had set up from ... and this is very ... you're an independent committee ... to set it up with a particular structure. That intended structure was somewhat changed by a decision in the Senate and I just wanted to put it back to what it was originally intended. And that did not mean the demise of Senator Marc MacSharry.