Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----grows a backbone and decides to actually contest in the North of Ireland. I have no difficulty in its arguing the case for taking its seats in Westminster and then taking them up if elected but while it stands on the sidelines of electoral politics in Northern Ireland I do not think it is in a position to question anybody's integrity or the representation any political party provides. Our vote has increased because of the positive stand we have taken to ensure the rights of Northern nationalists and republicans are properly protected.

We can have an argument about what is going on in the North of Ireland any day the Deputies want-----

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