I wish Minister Dempsey well and I hope his health will improve but his fig leaf is getting bigger and bigger because he has so many things to cover with it.
- Mrs Nora Owen (Fine Gael) on passing the Waste Management Bill without full debate
When the House resumes in October, this Government will be the longest-serving government since the second World War, and the most successful.
- The Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue
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It certainly feels like the longest . . . Anyone who looks at the health services would think there are almost as many casualties.
- Mr Michael Noonan, Fine Gael leader
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