Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We need to make sure we strike a balance, and that can be done, but nothing will be achieved by a certain cohort blaming the people who have been the guardians of the landscape for hundreds of years and who have the environment in such good condition in rural areas. I commend Deputy Tony McLoughlin on introducing his Bill. It is a good day for the people. Let us have a debate about where we are going in terms of producing what we are going to produce. We may have to spend extra money. I am in favour of that if we can bring rural communities on board. Let us spend the extra money on it. Let the fat cats spend a bit of the money they are making and then we might get electricity to the places we need.

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