Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The only conclusion I can draw at the moment is that they only elected one socialist Deputy. A Government motion was debated in this Chamber and passed, defeating Deputy Joe Higgins's motion. The decisions made and explained by Government at the time, which were consistent with our foreign policy traditions, were approved of in this House. It is not the work of a cabal but a democratic decision of this assembly.

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