Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Ba mhaith liom ar dtús fáilte a chur roimh an bhfógra a tháinig inné, mar táimid ag fanacht leis le fada, ach tá díomá orainn chomh maith leis an ábhar atá ins an gcáipéis ar fad. I welcome the Minister and the fact that at long last we have received some indication from the Government of how it intends to commemorate 1916. However, we should not get carried away with ourselves over last night’s event in the GPO. I am sorry that my friend Senator Conway does not see the irony of the fact that at the launch we had people outside - citizens of Ireland - protesting at the imposition of water charges. I wonder what the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation would have had to say about that.