Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We will take hits but we must be fair and reasonable. We cannot have bankers, senior politicians and regulators who were asleep on the job walking around with €150,000 pensions. It is an insult to the electorate, which will vote again. We must have confidence in the House or there will be trouble on the streets. I commend the motion to the House. Those opposite should vote with their conscience.

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