Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I am addressing that matter. The reason I adopted my position - which was not that of other Fianna Fáil members of the CPP - was because, as stated at the time, when one has exhausted the various steps proposed, the Minister would still be in a position to state that what was on offer was all there was and people could take it or leave it. In such circumstances, we would find ourselves in a cul-de-sac and I saw no point in going along with something that would bring the entire process-----

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