Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It was not. It was a party political decision, and it took the Taoiseach longer than most to go with it. He was the last party leader, two years on, to eventually agree with it. Fine, he did, and I am happy that it worked. I do not want any divisive comment about it. It was a great day, and many people voted for it. Some had their views about it, to which they are entitled. People in my party, just as those in the Taoiseach's, were entitled to be reticent. That is fine.

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