Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

While Deputy Adams has not been in the House for the past 30 years, he now is an elected Member of the Dáil. The road back to the retrieval of economic sovereignty for Ireland is to get out of the programme we are in, to put our own house in order, to use the expertise and creativity of our own people with the opportunity that Europe and beyond presents to retrieve that economic sovereignty, grow the economy and in consequence, provide opportunities for our people to live and work in Ireland, if they so wish. The Government is and will continue to be focused on that area and I hope that on 31 May, the people will give a resounding "Yes" as a vote of confidence to that future, which is in everyone's interest.

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