If Fianna Fáil was in a tight corner after the next election, they would do a deal with the devil. - Mr Bernard Allen (FG)
Mr Allen's party said in 1992 that it would never participate in a coalition with Democratic Left. Two years later, it changed its mind. - The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ahern
The Minister is not comparing like with like. - Mr Allen
Big change, that. - Mr Ahern
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We had the prospect today of a patient in the Mater Hospital being treated in the staff canteen and the prospect of a young man on a drip lying on two chairs. - The Labour leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte
With the onset of the winter period, there is always pressure on accident and emergency departments. - The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern