Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Not at all; the Deputy should not encourage me. We are lucky to have escaped from the terrible trauma we went through in the past six or seven years. It was just appalling. The people were under the cosh for all of that time - those living in urban and rural areas, young children, older people, everybody. They are now getting the first sample of recompense. I hope they will be able to enjoy the fruits of their endeavours and hard labour and that we will be able to treat them with some respect after all they have gone through.

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