Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

I will listen to the Minister any day. The Minister's bully boy tactics are a shameful betrayal of his powers. He is embarrassing all town councils. That will not bring savings. Reform is needed but he should not come in here with these proposals I do not know how many years after he was last a Minister. He had to resign and then he came back and got another shot at it.

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