Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

I am glad the Deputy brought that up. What about the €112,000 that Fine Gael gets? It gets it for spin doctors. How dare the Deputy raise that issue. This issue should be put to bed. The Independents are entitled to it. We have no researchers but the Government is falling over such personnel. How dare the Deputy bring it up but I am glad he did. I will beat him from Cork city right up to west Cork with this one. His party is robbing the country. The parties are getting €112,000.

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