Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

The Ceann Comhairle said that Members leave the House because they want to. That has an implication for my constituency colleague, Deputy Kehoe, which is unfortunate and I do not think it was intended by the Chair as it would imply Deputy Kehoe's motivation was less than the real motivation which was to underline a constituency point. I ask the Ceann Comhairle, on reflection, to withdraw the remark.

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