Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

While there was much empathy, it was a bit like Mother Machree's dog. It was going a bit of the road with everybody. When our Bill was brought before the Dáil, before the summer, it was parked in cold storage, if I recall correctly, with the support of Fianna Fáil, for 12 months to ensure no decision would be made or that this Bill would pre-empt it. Only the Minister and the Government can tell us. Perhaps Fianna Fáil already has an agreement with the Government on the matter. I do not want to prejudge it.

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