Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It was decided by the High Court and further decided by the Supreme Court. It is finished, finito, críochnaithe and the decision delivered. The Government refused to acknowledge it. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, when he appeared on the "Six One News" on the evening of the Supreme Court decision, kept referring back to the High Court. However, the Supreme Court decided and the judgment is there for everyone to read. They are not my words but in a five-judge judgment, the Supreme Court gave a damning indictment on what the Government did.

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