Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

It is very insincere of the Minister of State to mislead the workers and the beet growers, as he did this morning on local radio. He spoke about keeping the factory open, when we know for a fact that the factory in Mallow is being prepared in advance for the beet campaign in September. It is regrettable that the Minister of State would try to secure the rail depot for his own constituency following the misfortune in Carlow. A Minister should not behave in that way.