Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I have had a very long day. As chairman of the Irish parliamentary friendship group with the Ukraine I had the opportunity to meet the Ukrainian President, Viktor Yushchenko, who is the true hero of the people. I reflected during the day on something he said, which I will paraphrase as follows. If one sat in the Parliament and listened to the various debates one would be afraid to go outside the door because one would think people will not be going about their business, driving their cars, enjoying themselves and going about their normal business.

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