Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister's speech last night also incredibly referred to himself as Deputy Shatter, the bridge builder. The Minister now is a relationship builder. While Members rightly have been criticising him for all the relationships he is destroying, he couches matters in the European context. He claims that he is out there in Europe, building the bridges the previous Administration burned However, as Members opposite know well, this is rubbish.

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