Seanad debates
Thursday, 24 June 2004
Order of Business.
10:30 am
Feargal Quinn (Independent)
I regard myself as one of the better complainers around the world and have learned how to do it well. I ask myself what I want to achieve if I have a bad meal in a hotel or elsewhere and I only complain when I want to help someone to achieve something. In that context, Senator O'Toole referred to President Bush's visit, about which we must set out what we want to achieve. The better way to complain is by being rational and reasonable, accepting the other party's points and problems and placing on the agenda the issues we wish to address, namely, undocumented Irish people in America and so on. I would also add the question of free trade around the world. US subsidies, particularly for agriculture——
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