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

I will give the Minister the time. I promise I will stop in time.

The Minister boasted about the money he gave for piers in Donegal. There have been applications from County Kerry. A very small amount of money for our piers would help our fishermen to keep going. Kerry County Council put forward excellent proposal after proposal, but we have not received funding. I ask the Minister to support them.

The main thrust of the argument today is to ask the Minister to not let us down and put us in a situation whereby we have to go back to people and tell them we brought forward the motion, did our best and were supported strongly by Sinn Féin and other Independents, for which we thank them and, despite that, the Minister's backbenchers stood up, praised him and clapped him on the back while at the same time giving us nothing. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow my time to be transferred to the Minister so that we can hear whether he will give us a couple of straight answers. I ask the Minister not to sit down without saying, "Yes" or "No" to giving us money for the inshore fishing sector.

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