Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I, too, got a similar telephone call. It is always very nice to hear from your office, a Cheann Comhairle, but as you know there is a rule that you apply to the rest of us. You regularly remind us that we should not anticipate debate. I believe you were anticipating debate and an approach to this issue that you should not have anticipated. As it turned out, it was not necessary for you to anticipate.

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