Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

The Tánaiste was playing pool down in Galway and the Taoiseach was in my fine county of Cork, yet I was the one accused of not being here. Just to let everyone on the Government side know, I was here. I did sign on in the one-stop shop and was witnessed by very competent officials, so for anyone to insinuate that I was not in the Chamber is untrue.

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