Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think most people understand the value of Ministers leaving for St. Patrick's Day. We are a country that, from an economic perspective, relies on trade in an open economy and we have a very large and supportive diaspora right across the world to which we reach out at this time of year. If the Deputy is suggesting we should perhaps not do this because there are-----

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