Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

There are two solutions to the problem. Upholding democracy and teasing out the Bill in a proper manner would be worth a fine of €2 million. I doubt, however, that a fine will be imposed. When I was a Minister in the Department, the Commission tried to push all these types of bluffs on me. It informed me, for example, that large fines would be imposed if turf cutting was not stopped in a certain year. Fair play to the Minister for managing to keep turf cutting going.

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