Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will, a Cheann Comhairle, but it is all tied up. We are talking about jobs, enterprise and trying to keep people at work. I am drawing the conclusion that, in regard to what the Government has done and the decisions it has taken, time will prove this is not just bad, not just mad, but actually disastrously and financially hurtful to the people of the country.

I want to make brief mention of the Health and Safety Authority. I have nothing but respect for the work of the HSA and any life that can be saved and any guidance it can give is most welcome, especially when it comes to business, construction and farming. That said, I want to highlight one very important point. It is like the position with the Road Safety Authority in that, just because a group is doing good work, we do not want it to lose the run of itself and go mad with excessive regulation. Unfortunately, that has been happening with some of these authorities, but I will go into that during another debate because I know the Ceann Comhairle does not want me to stray.

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