Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before I call the next speaker, I know that there was criticism of the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, for not being in the Chamber for the debate. In fairness, he asked to speak prior to 5 p.m. and has had to leave to fly to Brussels to attend a meeting. I want to be fair and straight. He has left behind a very capable Minister of State to handle issues. The Minister is not out of the Chamber because he wants to be but because he had to catch a flight to Brussels. I just wanted to clarify the position.

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