Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

On 24 April 2002, the House was adjourned sine die. In answer to my question on the private hospital building programme, the Taoiseach seemed to tell me that the election would be on 17 May. Having regard to that, will he assure the House that he will not do as he did the last time when he slunk in here in the still of the night?

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