Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

During a Private Members' debate on 5 October 2011, I stated that former Deputy Jackie Healy-Rae voted for the sugar beet factories to be closed. It has since been brought to my attention that the former Deputy did not speak to or vote on the motion.

However, the former Deputy supported the Fianna Fáil Government that voted in the Dáil to introduce austerity measures and brought the country to economic meltdown.

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