Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I am fascinated by the broad area that is the community and voluntary sector. The tragedy is that I have four minutes to talk about topics that could take me an hour to discuss. I am as much a community activist as I am a politician. It would take me four minutes to read out the list of groups on which I volunteer, including as a director. If anyone wants to see that list, he or she can visit my website, www.ericbyrne.ie. One could spend a good four minutes reading about my involvement in child care, drugs task forces and a range of other community groups.

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