Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately the Rural Independent Group will not have a seat on that new rural affairs committee which is an absolute scandal. We are a rural Independent group and it is a rural and community affairs committee which anyone would expect to be the natural place for us to sit. Some urban political groupings have been offered a place on that new committee, which is a disgrace to say the least. Can that be looked into? Maybe we should send a letter to the Ceann Comhairle addressing that important issue.