Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I did not interrupt him. The Government is controlling the people. They cannot heat themselves tonight in their homes, given the price of home heating oil and then there is the carbon tax on top of that. It is such a time to put on carbon tax when people are under pressure anyway. Thankfully, we have seen oil prices go down and there has been a bit of relief. There is control there. They have the toolbox given to them by their masters in Europe but they would not open the damn thing and use the tools inside it.

Everyone is calling for an election. I am not looking for an election because that would be like Santa Claus voting for Christmas. However, I do not believe that the Government is Santa Clause because first we cannot get the holly for the crib----

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