Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion. However, the Labour Party will not support it. I have been around a while. This motion is probably one of the most amateur I have seen, which surprises me. I say that with all sincerity. Frankly, it is a crazy motion that is not very well written. There are lots of holes in it. The figures, and the Minister alluded to this, do not add up as regards supplying the adequate amount of funding that would be required for public service broadcasting. I am wondering why Sinn Féin put down the motion. It seems its members have been spooked in some way on this matter. Things have not been going as good as normal for them lately. It seems they have thrown a dead fish on the table to try to divert attention in some way and get back to their old populist ways-----

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