Michael Healy-Rae: 'I owe an awful lot of money to banks'

Kerry TDs Danny and Michael Healy-Rae at the Healy-Rae Bar in Kilgarvan, Co Kerry. Picture: Dan Linehan

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has hit back at claims about his wealth, saying his businesses are struggling and that it is "absolute rubbish" to say he is one of the richest TDs in the country.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Irish Examiner, he says he owes a substantial amount of money to the banks and insists he has every right to speak for working-class people.