Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

The Minister brought it back because he got frightened. The Minister is a big man - I described him before as Big Phil - but he was a coward when it came to that, because it was a cowardly act. This Bill is also a cowardly act. It is hitting people below the belt, and it is unfair, mean and lousy. We are going down in a minute to launch a book by the Minister's colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, about his time in sport and his sporting prowess. I wonder what kind of a book we will be writing about you, and what kind of book will we have to launch when your time is ended here.

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