I am subject in all things to the Minister. - The Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Mr Eamon O Cuiv, referring to his first cousin, the senior Minister, Ms Sile de Valera.

Your cousin's reprimand . . . - Mr Jim Higgins (FG)

I have to say in 20 years in politics I never had a group who said they would only meet me if they had stenographers. - The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern

The trade balance is not satisfactory - we export virtually no field vegetables and import half our requirements. - Mr Hugh Coveney, (FG)

The (Bord Glas Development) Plan recognised that potatoes already had a very high domestic market share and per capita consumption is the highest in the EU. - Mr Noel Davern, Minis- ter of State for Agriculture