Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

I with to share my time with Deputies Upton, Tuffy and Ó Caoláin.

I regret the Minister is no longer in the House to hear my first point. While I profoundly disagree with the various comments Deputy Shatter made about Palestine, I consider it entirely unworthy of the Minister to seek to devalue his contribution in this important debate by linking it to what he said about a totally unrelated issue.

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