Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

There is no fear of us on this side of the House having to be ashamed of ourselves. We are perfectly entitled to stand up and make our points. If what we say sometimes bothers the Minister, he should be big enough to take it at this stage. You have been around the block a while now and should be able to take a little bit of needling. If you cannot, maybe you should think of removing yourself or going somewhere else.

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