Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a very important issue to raise. However, I cannot allow that attack on our independence and on our right to be here to represent our people and our views. We did not wait until Deputy Bacik was elected in a recent by-election to come here to tell us how to run our business and how to be respectful and mannerly. It is all one-way traffic as far as I can see. If a person has a contrarian voice or opinion, he or she is not allowed to talk at all, whether it be on rural Ireland, on immigration or on the many other issues that affect us.

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