Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

As Deputy Hogan stated, this could have been done by regulation. This Bill is divisive. It is quite obvious that it is divisive within Fianna Fáil but I have no doubt that each Deputy will row in as the whip is applied. They speak out of two sides of their mouths; they tell their constituents that they are against it but they will vote for it here. They did the same on drift net salmon fishing. They spoke on Committee Stage against it but voted for it. As far as I am concerned, they are a bunch of hypocrites.

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