Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Of course I will. I understand that. I am meeting Donie Cassidy in the bar while I have my supper. I must get this man back on track because he is getting a bit out of hand going off after Dublin and abandoning rural Ireland. We need jobs in rural Ireland. We need development in rural Ireland. We need infrastructure in rural Ireland. We are not begging for anything. We are entitled to get a fair bang for our buck. We pay taxes too. We work. We pay road taxes and everything else. It is not right to have it all in Dublin. There is a total imbalance. I did not go into government but I am supporting the Government on this one.

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