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If I were a woman I would not be reassured by being told the legislators are apparently not concerned with the health of a woman. They should be.

— David Norris

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It does not say much for a person's morality if he is prepared to sacrifice what he believes in for a job.

Two charming young women approached me and lobbied me about this matter because they both have Down's syndrome children with a reasonably high IQ.

Will he listen to the voice of the people, this wonderful democrat, this absolute democrat who would not recognise democracy if it came up and puked in his face?

The Minister of State should stop saying "with respect". He and his Government have no respect at all for this House.

I believe that at some stage some citizen across Europe will drop a match on the floor and the whole bloody thing will go up, and it cannot come soon enough as far as I am concerned.

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