Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We also need to ask what can we do to maximise the income for the Irish people. Why is the Government giving a fair deal to the companies producing it? How do we acquire knowledge so we know we are not being taken for a spin by some of the companies which are lining up? We need a national strategy very quickly as otherwise we will continue to struggle.

Recently I attended a public meeting in Carrick on Shannon where a chap in the audience asked a very simple question which I found difficult to answer. He asked how and why have we as a nation allowed ourselves to be put in a position where people fear government rather than government listening to and respecting people and representing their opinions. It is a simple but profound question and we need to be able to answer it.

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