Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this amendment. I was working so late in my office in Agricultural House last night that I was almost locked in. The reason I was there so late was the time it took to deal with all of the queries I received in respect of yesterday's debate on this legislation. I thank the Minister for his attendance in the Chamber all day yesterday, but I am terribly disappointed with the answers we received from him. I said yesterday that he ought to have a new title of Minister for confusion. The queries I dealt with late into the night were from people who were closely monitoring the debate and tuned into every word the Minister said. What came up again and again was that we were not provided with answers.

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