Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Following on from Deputies Martin, Adams and Higgins, fundamentally, this is a question of basic human rights moving up to equality - the Taoiseach mentioned the importance of equality - to tolerance and to respect, no matter where we are in this world. By accident, we just happen to be in this country. It brings up the question that is at issue in this Parliament, which is, the equality and the tolerance of the ideas of parliamentarians and their rights and responsibilities in the context of a Whip and the question of the genesis and validity of authority. These are questions for the Taoiseach to reflect on.

Last Friday, there was an international rally in Paris, supported by 120,000 people, demonstrating resistance to the fundamentalist regime in Iran. Representatives from 69 countries were there, supporting-----

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