Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would like to see redress and a rehabilitation fund put together for the Magdalen women we discussed today. There is no doubt it is because of movements and getting breaks on promissory notes that we will be in a position to try to tackle this serious issue and other social, education and health issues. Reckless is the only word I can associate with this motion. It is absolutely reckless, and to have the audacity to provoke anger and then charge people into a hall to listen to this anger is not what political representation is about and not how I want to be associated with politics in this country. The Deputies should front up and welcome any good news associated with this country.

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