Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

That is a completely perverse view. After a period when politicians drafted the constituency boundaries, we decided, wisely, to depoliticise that particular issue. It was decided by consensus across the political parties. There has been much comment on this issue of late, including contributions from Dr. Garret FitzGerald.

It is not proper for Deputy Finian McGrath to cast aspersions on the integrity of the people who made the decision or the basis on which it was made. It is quite legitimate, of course, to criticise the decision and I am not suggesting otherwise. It was very light handed of the Deputy to dismiss the Minister of State as being Superman, although I believe the Minister of State is a super man——

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