Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

This has been a useful exchange because Members are beginning to discern what the Taoiseach has agreed with the Independent Members. In the case of Deputy Beverly Flynn, it is clear that her return to Fianna Fáil was agreed. In the case of Deputy Lowry, the agreement involved some form of political rehabilitation. As for Deputy Healy-Rae, he has been around for a long time and I am sure that whatever is contained in his personal and private agreement is of some substance.

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