Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I ask for 30 seconds to conclude given that we did not argue when more time was provided for the previous group of questions.

While I accept that the Taoiseach must go through the motions of formally greeting the election of world leaders, does he have to do so in such a gushing manner? Last week, the cast of a soap opera treated Donald Trump in the way he should be treated. Rather than sending Mr. Trump a message that he hopes he will respect gay rights, minority rights and immigrant rights, the Taoiseach has been sending a message that he is dying to meet him.

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