Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am happy with the Minister's honesty about Cashel. This is too serious a situation for elected representatives in Tipperary to be playing political football with it and travelling to Geneva, Hong Kong or wherever and making these announcements. I am talking about the Minister, Deputy Kelly. We need to respect the people who are unemployed. We need to support the small businesses in Tipperary which are giving employment. We have serious worries about C&C in Clonmel and Gleesons. We have issues and we should sit down, negotiate and support the families, the workers and self-employed people in Tipperary. We are lucky to have the farming industry. I hope something comes to Cashel but eaten bread is soon forgotten, and I will not believe anything until I see jobs in place there. Whatever the Minister, Deputy Kelly, says is poppycock.

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