Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)

May I put a question that people have been putting to me in the last 24 hours? Once the Minister of State knew the "Yes" side would win the referendum vote, how long did it take her to decide the question was one of bank debt? Before the count, members of the Government had been saying until they were blue in the face that the issue was not one of bank debt. The people need to know what game the Government was playing with them. In order to get a "Yes" victory, Government supporters said the referendum had nothing to do with bank debt. When the "Yes" victory had been achieved, they said it had to do with bank debt.

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