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

-----Killorglin, Caherciveen, Dingle, Tarbert and Ballybunion and all of those lovely places. It is the finest place and it is well able to accommodate everyone that comes. Whether they come from Hong Kong, Texas or wherever, they are all wonderfully looked after by the mighty people of Kerry.

If there is an oil strike, or if anything like that happens outside of our control, we have plenty of fine bogs and plenty of turf and we will keep ourselves warm for a long time provided these fellows with other ideas do not stop us from cutting the turf. It will take a fair effort to stop us from cutting the turf, and anyone who tries will get a rude awakening if they land with any type of army to stop us because we will put up massive resistance. We have been doing it for years and we will continue to do it.

I thank the people of Kerry. There are no better people than the people of Kerry. I wish them a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year. I hope they will all come out and support myself and Deputy Michael Healy-Rae in the next general election because we are doing our level best to represent them. Everyone knows we are here on their behalf and we will continue to fight hard for what the people of rural Ireland and Kerry need, and we will make no apologies to anyone here, there or anywhere for doing it.

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