Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

They all got into a merry bed together, but the ordinary people are suffering. Cowboys in south County Tipperary have built massive buildings and got away from Teagasc by claiming their buildings were for farming purposes when they were actually for storing ordinary people's misery and repossessed machinery. The cowboys are looking for retention now. I have made an objection. The planner claims that hearsay and innuendo cannot be accepted. I have been in the building and I have seen what goes on inside it. I have a small bit of experience. One could see an industrial printer the size of this floor in a building that is meant for cows. The Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, knows it. Rubbing his hands, shaking his head and telling me to be careful is not an answer.

The people are aghast. They were promised much by Messrs Gilmore and Kenny. The Taoiseach has given up. He keeps singing his songs. Once he sings to Angela's tune, it will be "All right Jack, I will call you back."

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