John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Certainly the word for it is "bizarre", and it was bordering on childish as well. We approached this from a united perspective and the Minister of State has single-handedly managed to turn it into a divisive exercise, when it does not need to be one. A number of Deputies from a number of parties have their names attached to amendment No. 9. My colleague, Deputy Munster, tabled an amendment in her own right and had intended on pressing it to a vote, irrespective of whether there was a deal done, which clearly there was not, between the Labour Party and the Minister of State to accept amendment No. 11. A vote would have been called on this amendment regardless but the Minister of State's actions are unbelievable. He gave a commitment to the House that he would accept the amendment and, in the next breath, out of stubbornness or childishness, he called a vote on it, taking back what he had committed to less than five minutes previously. It is bizarre and he has managed to turn something into a divisive issue when there was no need for it. There is an opportunity for him to make amends and bring forward or support amendments in the Seanad to rectify a serious mistake on the Minister of State's behalf.

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