Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

When they do that, they will also have to learn a lesson that we learned. Certain sacred cows have to be treated with great sensitivity in this country. One of them is the whole question of rural Ireland in its entirety. There is absolutely no doubt now in the minds of the people. I heard a Senator referring to the mandate the Government received a year ago. If there was an election in the morning, I wonder if the mandate would be as overwhelming. I know it is a hypothetical question. It will not happen.