Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Greens of late are a weak yellow.

I join with Deputy Kenny in welcoming Dr. Paisley and his wife to the House. This is an historic occasion.

The Government proposal before the House this morning in regard to next week is unconstitutional, a matter I will deal with later. I want first to deal with the political context for this proposal. The Government had originally intended that there would be no sitting of the House next week because it was anticipated that the three by-elections-----

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