Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It was a bad judgement call. It was not the Minister of State's fault; I have no doubt she was told to do it by her masters, who are on a higher pay grade than her. It should not have been done, and if we had our time over again I would vote against it. I did not do so and I regret it. Although I would have been thrown out of Fine Gael, I probably would have got back in.We were only new in the House at the time and we probably did not have the same confidence to express our convictions that I hope we do now.