Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need the help of civic leaders. We also need the help of the church and theologians. While they have a right to stand outside this House and to join in protests, I call on them to get involved in the debate because we need their help. We cannot do this on our own. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have tried to do this and they cannot do it on their own. We need their help. I make that appeal to the IMC and the religious and civic leaders because this is an opportunity to start the debate on the type of country in which we want to live and in which we want to raise our children.

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