Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I hoped the Minister would remain in the House, because I wanted to respond to what he said, but he has run from the Chamber. The Minister is more liberal than left-wing, while the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, is more of a full-back who tends to play the man instead of the ball and who could even damage some of his own team in the process.

The Minister said that some of the Sinn Féin Deputies went away from the issue of amending the Constitution. Obviously, yesterday was a big day, with the debate on water services. Last night, however, the Ceann Comhairle allowed Members on the Government benches to talk about dead bodies, not those shot by Free Staters or the stickies-----

See this speech in context