Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

The Minister has an obligation to have a defence filed in a court hearing. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív knows from his time in government the repercussions of a failure to do so. He should be honest in this debate. Failure by the Minister to register a defence will expose taxpayers, both urban and rural, to very substantial fines. That is the reality.

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