Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I have no apology to make. I have nieces in their teens and friends who have teenage daughters. It is absolutely shameful of the Government to claim it is introducing something in August, but to take it back two or three months later. The Minister said in August that this would save lives. Is it okay to save lives in August and let them die in November? That is what she is saying, as is every Deputy from the Government side of the House. If Deputy Mary White was on this side of the House, she would be jumping up and down. Not one person from the Green Party had the audacity to come into this House and listen to the debate. I have not seen one of them tonight, and I did not see one of them last night. They have not got what it takes. They want to stay in power, but if they had what it takes to be in power, they would do the honourable thing tonight and go up the stairs and turn right.

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