Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Taoiseach has come in here and told us the deal that was negotiated last week was a good one. Yes, we have gone to our family; that is true. However, our family has a problem too, and we were in a better bargaining position than the Taoiseach's weak, end-of-days Government allowed for. A better deal could have been negotiated for us.

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