Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

If they are concerned about social welfare matters in the North, they should address their analysis to their sister party, the SDLP, which holds the relevant Ministry in the Six Counties Executive. I am pretty sure the Minister, Alex Attwood, MLA, would be more than happy to take the Minister and his younger colleagues through their paces and explain to them, because they clearly require explanation, how the Executive and coalition system works in the north of our country. That said, I am deeply gratified that Deputy Keaveney watched our Ard-Fheis and Deputy Buttimer is an avid reader of our press statements. Perhaps they will move a stage further and educate themselves as to how the North is governed.

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