Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

-----and tell the people there how they committed to keep Army barracks in February, but could not stand by them here tonight. One Minister described this proposal as crass stupidity and I could not agree with him more along with many others here. We will see what they are made of when they go to Cabinet next Tuesday and he is left on his own. I wonder why the Labour benches are empty tonight.

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