Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

-----and nearly all of us were highly indignant at his interference in our sovereign affairs. This may have contributed to the loss of the first Nice referendum. However, I am afraid the Commissioner was right and the Minister and most of the rest of us were wrong.

Deputy Hayes made an oblique reference to a former Deputy, and Minister, Mr. Michael McDowell, on the subject of stamp duty. It must be said that Fine Gael was very active on the stamp duty issue not long after that time.

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