Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There has been a great deal of concern and comment about these two propositions. The Minister received 30,000 observations. He stated on several occasions that he would come back before the end of January with a response to those concerns. He brought a formal memorandum to the Government yesterday and the Government made a formal decision. This is not a secret, backroom analysis-----

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