Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am getting sidetracked. These circumstances are not of our choosing. We do not sit here tonight because we have chosen to do so. We sit here tonight because that is the deal that is on the table now and I am prepared to embrace it. I am prepared to embrace it because it is the best deal for the Irish people. This Government promised when it came into government that it would deliver a deal for the Irish people. I am absolutely and utterly convinced that it will deliver a deal for the Irish people. We can talk as long as we like about needing more time. Of course we would like to have more time but the bottom line is-----