Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Fianna Fáil Members are like nodding donkeys in support of the Government, no matter what it does and how their leader insults it at the Ard Fheis or a party meeting. They come back the day after. They had a mock raid. It is shadow boxing. They had a chance to vote no confidence in the Minister and doing so would not have caused a general election.

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