Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was six years on a council. All I see is the failure of people to speak up for Ireland.

The Government should seek our fair share in Europe and get a response. The figures show that Croatia, which has a smaller population than that of Ireland, is getting €6.3 billion, while we are getting €915 million. We need to get people from a business background to do deals on behalf of the Government because it is not capable of fighting for Ireland or putting forward a business model in Europe on behalf of the country.

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