Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have two further brief questions. The Chairman made reference regarding the freedom of information request on travel that he sent an e-mail on 29 August 2007 to the assistant secretary in the Department Enterprise, Trade and Employment and it was copied to various officials in the Department up as far as the Secretary General. Does the Chairman stand over the points he made in that letter where he said that there was a strong case to be made for State spending, despite the cost, in respect of the taxpayer paying for Ministers' spouses to go on trade missions?