Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I asked that question of the previous Government. Who was it protecting?

Why are the ordinary people being bedevilled? Children born today will have a noose around their necks 25 years from now when they should be graduating from college. The people were promised many things by the Minister, Deputy Quinn, in the election but why should this impact on our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren and future generations?

I hate to say this, but if I could ask the late Michael Collins what he thought of this deal, I and we all know what the answer would be.

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