Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)

I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak about this motion. It is important to be guided by an ideology in politics, but we need to ensure we do not become slaves to our ideologies. The Minister for Health and Children is always criticised, unfortunately, by those who accuse her of being a slave to, or guided by, a particular ideology.

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