Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

People are perfectly at liberty to reject the Haddington Road agreement. At the same time, it is reasonable for me to say that we need to make savings, or rather, we must make them and this is what I propose to do. This is the democratic Chamber that will make a determination on that. The elected representatives of the people set out the law. No more than one can decide to drive on the right hand side of the road because one feels a flush of Americana, one cannot decide that one can reject this agreement without suffering consequences. It is not equitable, fair or reasonable-----