Cork TD hits out at ‘shambles’ of third Minister for Agriculture appointment in 67 days

Mick Barry TD during a People Before Profit Press Brieifng at Leinster House on Kildare Street, Dublin. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins
“They say that every cloud has a silver lining and if there was a silver lining in Golfgate it was surely the anger of the people which forced the resignations.
“I hope that this anger does not go away, I hope it stays to keep this Government under pressure right through the autumn.
“This Government needs to be kept under sustained pressure on, among other things, the issue of workers' rights, to ensure that there is no public sector pay freeze, to ensure that there is no pay freeze for workers on the minimum wage and to ensure justice for the Debenhams workers too.”