Are you prepared to take a strong position relating to the NATO bombing of Belgrade and the ongoing brutalisation of the people of Iraq . . .? - Mr Caoimhghin O Caolain (SF) to the Taoiseach

I hope it is not necessary to state my position 22 years on in the House. I am against everything from gangs against drugs in the city to people bombing Chechnya. I am against all forms of violence. - Mr Ahern

How is the Government to be accountable if it has too many voices? - The Fine Gael leader, Mr John Bruton, on Government tensions on the refugee issue