Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I cannot see how this could be construed as Government business. It seems, if anything, to be Fianna Fáil business. If Fianna Fáil wanted to fly him home it should have paid the bill. In any event, it does not seem to be good value for money; the Government could buy an Independent for less.

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