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

Deputy Mattie McGrath reminded me of the last Government a while ago; I must admit I had it forgotten. There were nights that others, Independent Deputies perhaps, wanted to have a vote. They would ask us to have a vote about something we would not agree with and we stood up to give them the right to have a vote against a Minister in the Government. We might not have voted with them but we stood up to give them the right to vote. I am disappointed. Other people need not have voted with us. I am not looking at anybody in particular.

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