Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

That is what the Minister said. The point was that the truth of the report commissioned from two branch secretaries by the Labour Party has been borne out in all respects. Although this Minister was warned by among others, independent experts outside the House, he, like his predecessor, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, insisted on ploughing ahead.

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