Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I doubt if I have ever seen a photograph of the Taoiseach and his colleagues, the leaders of the respective parties in the coalition Government, namely, Deputy Mary Harney of the Progressive Democrats and Deputy John Gormley of the Green Party, together. I would nearly defy the photographic media to present such a photograph at this point.

This coalition exists in name only: it does not present itself in this Chamber very often.

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