Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have here a piece of pyrite-affected stone. When one sees its colour, one would ask oneself how it ever left a quarry. Given the misery inflicted, it is beyond belief how quality control analysts ever allowed it to travel beyond the quarries.

I acknowledge the work the Minister, Deputy Hogan, has done in setting up that panel, producing this report and making progress. For some, the progress should have been made yesterday. Given the nature of it and the task ahead, his is quite an achievement. It deserves no less of us to recognise that. I thank the Minister and his two officials for their attendance.

I propose we suspend the sitting for five minutes to allow for the next instalment of the Estimates review.