Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Parlon, you told the inquiry that you were headhunted by the Construction Industry Federation. Was the fact that Fianna Fáil and your party that you were a part of, and part of the Government ... was continuing on in office ... was that perceived to be a major advantage by the construction industry in lobbying terms and was that the reason why a farmer would be put in charge of the Construction Industry Federation?