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

The Tánaiste is a doctor. Will he explain to me why eating a sandwich or not poses a public health danger to a person drinking a pint? It is a crazy decision by the Government. I really feel very bad. Today, on behalf of every publican, be it a man or a woman or a younger person in charge of a pub looking forward to opening next Monday, I want to tell the Tánaiste they are extremely angry about the way they have been treated by the Government. They are responsible people. They are more interested in public health than anyone else. Remember they have been minding people's health for many years because they are in charge of what I would call well run public houses-----

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