Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)

People have been cutting turf for 400 years. At one stage it appeared a fair compromise could be reached between the turf cutters, on the one side, and the Government and Europe, on the other, but all reason appears to have disappeared again. It would be nice if the Government would stand up for citizens. If it is being bullied by Europe on this issue, perhaps it will garner the courage to stand up for turf cutters given that turf has been cut for 400 years.

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