Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

At that meeting no less than the SDLP spokesperson from Northern Ireland stated she was very impressed by what she sees of the work of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I do not ask the Deputy to believe it, I am only stating what the lady said. The Minister is a former colleague of mine. She represented my constituency very well. I was happy she decided to go to another constituency to give me a chance. I look forward to supporting the Bill and I thank the Acting Chairman for his courtesy.

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