Jimmy Harte (Labour)

I also call for a debate on the referendum and its fallout and on who was telling the truth and telling lies during the campaign. This would become very clear if we had a frank debate in any forum.

I agree with Senator Darragh O'Brien with regard to the €200,000 Sinn Féin is seeking from the taxpayer to pay for its grandstanding on the eve of the referendum. To put it in football parlance seeing as the European championships are beginning on Sunday, when Sinn Féin saw it was losing the match it decided to attack the referee. It was sad. The €200,000 in legal fees which Sinn Féin will attempt to have paid by the taxpayer could employ eight teachers in Donegal for a year who otherwise might be let go.