The Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance - their religious homes are Croke Park and the Curragh rather than Croagh Patrick and Lough Derg, and I'm very pleased with that.
- The Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Dr McDaid
If we are expected to maintain our cars at the same level as the rest of Europe, we are entitled to have roads at the same level as the rest of Europe.
- Mr Michael Ryan, Tipperary North delegate
This Department of the Marine is no Cinderella department. It will offer more to this country in the next few years than any other department.
- The Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey
Frank (Fahey) is the Minister for Connacht, so I'll have to be the Minister for the rest of the country.
- The Minister of State for Marine, Mr Hugh Byrne
I closed six barracks. I faced the barrage but I made the right decision. I did it for you.
- The Minister for Defence, Mr Smith
No one has the right to say the agreement is in tatters, to say that it has failed. No one can say "I cannot save the agreement. It is up to others to save it for me." No one has the right to say "I have done enough. I can do no more."
- The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen
A small element has consistently damaged the party's name in the past years and months. It is because of them that we require this code of ethics.
- Mr Malcolm Byrne (Wexford)
It is the lapses of the few, rather than the integrity and commitment of the masses, which tend to get the most attention and publicity.
- The Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey.
One of the reasons for fear in this whole debate is the fear of being misunderstood, of being labelled as a moraliser.
- Mr Michael Stokes (Dublin South West) on abortion.
I cannot see how a social termination is ever justifiable in our society.
- Ms Fiona O'Hea (Cavan-Monaghan)
We may not get universal consensus on the issue at the end of the day.
- Mr Jim Doolan (Galway West)
Church gate collections are an outdated exploitation of the ordinary hardworking people. The day has come when grassroot members of Fianna Fail, and cumainn members, should no longer be exploited to finance the running of the organisation.
- Mr Frank O'Neill (Cavan-Monaghan)