Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Let us be clear about a few things. I have listened very carefully to people who have come from very posh brigades who said all sorts of things and represented their views. I come from a background of genuine poverty. I am not ashamed to admit that I come from a lower socioeconomic background. My late father was a county council worker. In 1961 we were very glad to get a council house. I recall very clearly that he was only paid every fortnight and worked five and a half days a week. He cycled 14 and 15 miles on a bicycle to and from work. Deputy Donnelly may sneer. I did not arrive into college in a lovely car.

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