Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude. I listened to the Tánaiste especially today. The Minister of State, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan is present. He indicated that everything has changed but that is not the case. I again put on record my disdain for the fact that the House approved the expenditure of €3 million for a referendum on the rights of children and €1.1 million of it was stolen by the Government. The Supreme Court found that was the case and severely reprimanded the Government, yet we could not have a debate in the House on the issue.

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