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

I am very much opposed to this so-called rainy day fund. It rains all day in Kerry and in most of the south west but it is raining on the people of Ireland at present because many of them are struggling to keep going. They live from hand to mouth and they need more assistance from the Government. Whether it is housing or whatever it is - there are many different issues - the money should be spent now. It is the people's money, the taxpayers' money. The Government has decided to take ownership of it and perhaps it will use it for an election slush fund later. I do not know but it is not fair. The people need the money now and cannot wait.

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