Séamus Pattison (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)

Before I give the floor to the Tánaiste, I wish to point out that it is a long-standing rule of the Chair that the House is not a court and a Member's disclaimer of the accuracy of a statement attributed to him of a particular action must be accepted in the House, once a Member disclaims it. There is no other way of conducting business. I call the Tánaiste.

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