Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The last person who was capable of looking into his heart and discerning the view of the people was Éamon de Valera. Deputy Boyd Barrett clearly has a similar understanding of the will of the people in a way that the rest of us mere elected representatives do not. He speaks for the people but we are apparently unable to do so. It must be the case that we manifest ourselves into Dáil Éireann by osmosis or something like that. In fact, every member of the parties that make up the Government is elected to the Oireachtas and is very close to the views of the people.