Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is the Taoiseach who is talking nonsense, not I. He stated the Minister is very busy. Why would the Taoiseach not appoint a second Minister of State? Of what is the Taoiseach afraid? Promises keep all the backbenchers quiet.

The Taoiseach's response to the fodder crisis is disgraceful. He has refused to call together the national infrastructure committee-----

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