Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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The last word I would say to the Minister of State and the officials is that the confidence that is lacking in the countryside is frightening. The Minister of State mentioned happy farmers and happy foresters a number of times. I do not know who she is meeting or what sort of an act they are putting on, but people are not happy. They are not happy with the Department, the officials or the Minister of State. If she thinks they are, I am very sorry, but she is gravely mistaken. The facts will stack up any time. When the Minister of State's time is finished, the only other time it was as bad was in 1946.