Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am concluding. In case we are worried about being poor Europeans, I would point out that when Angela Merkel said in January, "We don't want national solo runs and think the most effective protection for us can be reached with a European approach.", none of us knew that she had her own little side deal already done for the German people. While being good Europeans, let us also put the Irish people first on this matter.

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