Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Rabbitte had his Sunday outing last Sunday, which I was glad to see, but it showed the huge contradictions on the age of consent. Perhaps he will tell the people about some of these issues. In the meantime the Government will deal with party activities in a structured, organised way unlike the heavy-handed way the Deputy dealt with some issues in the past in terms of disciplining party activities. The Tánaiste and I are well capable of dealing with these issues in a democratic and open manner. Deputy Rabbitte will have to wait a year to see what will happen in a democratic election, and in the meantime I will deal with factual situations, not Deputy Rabbitte's rant.

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