Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Sinn Féin Deputies for moving this motion because it gives us an opportunity to put the record straight and to tell the truth.  A couple of weeks ago I watched a television programme about people who were emigrating and putting their belongings into boxes and trucks.  Young people were going to a work expo to look for jobs overseas.  This programme was made by the BBC and it was called "Departure Diaries".  It was about the number of people who are leaving Northern Ireland.  Who is in charge of Northern Ireland?  Who is the main source of power in Northern Ireland?  It is Sinn Féin.

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