Aideen Hayden (Labour)

Like everybody else, I welcome the fact we are having this important debate. I agree with Senator Darragh O'Brien and believe the support of Fianna Fáil for the treaty is crucial at a time when, as an economy, we are trying to move forward. I was struck by a piece on RTE by Ms Olivia O'Leary where she basically said that rather than having us all sitting around, castigating Fianna Fáil at every turn for the mistakes that were made in the past, it is time to move on.