Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

My point about health and safety may have sounded flippant. I was arguing it on the ground that it was rolled out all of the time when we should be discussing farmers' livelihoods and the use of energy and common sense. It is almost like a ritualistic rant - "It cannot be done because of health and safety" or "It must be done because of health and safety". It must be done for a thousand other reasons, including protecting livelihoods, the use of common sense and diversity. That is what I meant. It is about the use of common sense and energy and doing the right thing. It is not that I am against it.