Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the Labour Party, I agree with all of the tributes paid by my colleagues to Tom McGrath, whom I knew before I came into this House and have known well since I came in. He has, indeed, taken great pride in the discharge of his duties.

These exchanges have been useful in that they have established on the record that Deputy Micheál Martin cannot be blamed for the mistaken decision of the people in 1977. When it comes to more modern times, I cannot be so generous.

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