Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One of the great strengths of the way the marriage equality campaign has been handled by everybody involved is the great attempt by those of us advocating for a "Yes" vote not to politicise it or bring party political matters into it.

I regret the way the Deputy has sought to integrate matters which are entirely different and separate. Although the Deputy has asked me not to repeat facts, it is a fact that additional money was made available by companies to deal with the issue. Given that I came to the issue at the latter phase, I personally pressed both companies to see if more funding could be made available. However, it could not be. Earlier, the Deputy asked me if an additional €7 million had been found to deal with the matter, and I said the answer was " No".

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