John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will try to keep my contribution as close to five minutes as I can. I welcome most of the speeches I have heard so far in this evening's debate. I have tried to follow as much of it as possible. There have been some good contributions. I would particularly like to mention my constituency colleague, Deputy Funchion. I congratulate her on her maiden comments in the Dáil Chamber. I have been a bit bemused this evening by the constant harping from Sinn Féin about the issue of three generations of a family living in one house. As someone who grew up in a particularly small house where three generations lived, I resent the implication that there is something wrong with a scenario in which three generations are living under one roof. If people decide to do that-----

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