Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

I thank the movers of the motion and welcome the opportunity to say a few words on the matter. I could not help being struck by the last speaker's contribution in which he said he did not want to take us back to the era of Mr. Charlie McCreevy and Mr. Bertie Ahern. Perhaps he would like to take us back to the era of Garret FitzGerald, which was such a resounding success.

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