Voices In The House

The opposition wants to take the gun out of Irish tourism

The opposition wants to take the gun out of Irish tourism. - The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr O'Donoghue, on the Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Bill

Albert Reynolds would make a great ambassador to the United States. - Mr Billy Timmins (FG)

I do not want to cause a revolution in the Department of Foreign Affairs. That might well happen if I proposed Mr Reynolds. I could find myself being ducked in the pond in St Stephen's Green. - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews

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