Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I do not think there are fools on the Government side, and I wish there were. It would then be easier to ignore the issue. I believe these are naive people who believe there is some benefit to Ireland from wobbling about fundamental issues when President George Bush wants us to wobble. Our Government has accepted the word of a government which has lied about the fundamental issue when it gives an assurance on a secondary and related issue. That is the basic problem.

The United States Government has lied over and over again.