John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Second, if he is removed, it will be in the crass realm of political stunts. We have witnessed several other examples in recent times. People who supported the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, to go into a coalition with a conservative party then criticised and ousted him for having conservative policies at a time many conservative parties could have gone into opposition if they had not had a disagreement 90 years ago.