John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to begin by agreeing with Deputy Paul Murphy, who referred to people who threatened him or some people he knows as "thugs". I would call those people "thugs". Regardless of what people think of Deputy Murphy, I remind the House that some choice words have been used against him without those words being ruled out of order. I do not suggest that the current Chairman was in the Chair at the time.

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