Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

He has shown poor political judgment and the people who are advising the Minister are also slipping up. It is unfair to bring this Bill through the Dáil today and tomorrow without proper information being given to the people. When the Minister attacks me and tries to make soundbites at my expense, he should remember he is not attacking me - I am only one small person - he is attacking the 500 people who were at a meeting with me and Deputy Ferris. He is attacking the 800 people at a public meeting a couple of weeks ago attended by Deputy Mattie McGrath. The Minister should not mind us with his sniping as we are the representatives-----

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