Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

Will he turn up for the vote tonight, or will he run out of the Chamber faster than Roadrunner, as he did at a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights? The Green Party and the former Independent Deputies have become more Fianna Fáil than Fianna Fáil itself. They have cheapened the political process by their cynical stance on this matter. This is a litmus test for the sincerity and standards of the Green Party, and I certainly hope its Deputies will vote against this motion, or they will forever be condemned for the coalition they formed and will suffer dearly for it in due course.

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