Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms de Barra. She is correct in saying the Government has a huge responsibility in this area. An EU election observation mission at the elections in November 2011 stopped short of saying the elections were not credible. At the same time it hopes the new Government will put in place measures for the forthcoming elections.

I refer to a meeting which Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and I attended with the Minister for the Environment and Wildlife of the Congo when he visited Ireland two weeks ago. He referred to his country's role and trying to attract international trade. His country has huge resources, whether hydroelectric dams, agriculture tourism, wildlife game parks and so on but are all arms of government working well in all departments or has the Government almost stopped working, given that the rebels are working against the Government and calling for the President's resignation?