Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Labour Party is also opposed to the Order of Business for the same reasons stated by Deputy Kenny. If a major national announcement is to be made in Dublin Castle today, it should be made in the House. All major announcements of national significance are made in the House. This is where the Budget Statement is made and where the major statements on Northern Ireland have been made during the years. The only things engaged on in Dublin Castle are public relations stunts. The documents launched there are not ones for the recovery of the country but of Fianna Fáil.

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