Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I will deal with the Deputy's questions separately. It is not a question that agreements one makes, either political agreements between parties or in this case we are talking about agreements with Independents, are meaningless. I have been doing this for the last ten years. Independent Deputies may emphasise their national or international priorities. Deputy Finian McGrath, who is present in the House, had a particular issue whereby he wanted to ensure the mandate for Shannon——

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