Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

What is important is there has been no consultation. On one particular pressing issue for this State and across this island at this time, namely, the issue of children's rights, into which my party put a great deal of work under the leadership of Deputy Ó Caoláin, we were not consulted. Moreover, to my knowledge none of the other party leaders was consulted on any of the referendums and this is a pressing issue.

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