Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister answer a specific question? When did the Minister get the Thornhill report? Has he read it? When will he share it with anyone in his party or the Government? Will it take a meeting of half an hour before 5 December to decide on it? Is that why Thornhill put the report on the Minister's desk? Is it envisaged that there will be a wide-ranging debate involving more of the populace to arrive at a decision which might achieve the desired result of having the support of the majority of the people?

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