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

They may keep their noses out of it and leave us alone.

This is similar to the abolition of the dual mandate. I can tell a funny story about that. Some politicians thought it was a good idea to abolish the dual mandate. They did so to hurt independent representatives. A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, you are a busy politician and you have been in politics for a long time. You know what I am talking about. On many occasions the big political establishments have thought of great ideas to take on and hurt independent politicians. One example is the abolition of the dual mandate. In our case, they thought the abolition of the dual mandate might hurt us. Instead, they left an opening for a person who was not really anxious to get into politics, but who turned out to be one of the finest politicians who ever became a member of Kerry County Council and a Member of the Dáil. In other words, these smart politicians who thought they were hurting us shot themselves in the foot. Smart people should really think about what they are doing before they do it.

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