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

-----but they may have the smile on the other side of their face when they will go knocking on the doors looking for a number one for the council or for the general election because people are breaking under it all and they are very hurt and angry.

They are being asked to pay all of these taxes and are being stopped from doing the things they would have done traditionally over the years. They may not have had much back then but they did not have to pay so much either. I always contend that the landowners and farmers of Ireland are the best custodians of the land because they never hurt it. It was handed down to them and all they want to do is hand it down in a small bit better shape to the people who are coming after them and to try to live in the meantime. We have all these smart alecs saying we should save the planet and to hell with the people in the meantime. I say that people must live. They will do their best to pay their taxes but the Government must be fair with them and allow a small bit of latitude so they can survive. Rural Ireland is a very dull place at the moment. The social fabric has been blown to smithereens without giving it a little thought. Pubs and shops are closing and-----

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