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

We must unite in standing up for ourselves. If we do not stand up for ourselves, no one else will. The situation culminated in that horrific attack the other day and it should not be tolerated in a civilised society. I speak on behalf of the Rural Technical Group. We feel very strongly about this. We must stand up against this sort of thing once and for all.

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