Voices in the House

I ask the Taoiseach if he disagrees with his Minister for Justice, Deputy McDowell, when he told the nationalist people of the…

I ask the Taoiseach if he disagrees with his Minister for Justice, Deputy McDowell, when he told the nationalist people of the six counties recently that their Sinn Féin MPs should take their seats in Westminster and take an oath to the Queen.- Caoimhghin O Caolain, SF.

The position on how Sinn Féin handles the seats and representation in Westminster, for which it won a mandate, is totally a matter for the deputy's party, Sinn Féin. - Mr Ahern.

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