Seanad debates

Wednesday, 11 December 2002

This happened in Ireland in 2002. In the general election Fine Gael lost a seat in that constituency and Fianna Fáil won an extra seat. I am not saying that the two matters are related, but it is appalling. Of all the parties in the State, Fianna Fáil would be strongly supportive of the right to free expression. The Minister of State, Deputy Lenihan, would have as strong a view as myself on it and would defend it to the limit. We might disagree with people arguing with us, but we would defend their right to say it. I thought it was so completely wrong that that should happen in an age when we are trying to create a questioning, challenging new generation. That is an anecdote to prove a point about the frustration people are experiencing throughout the country on this issue.

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