Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Many of us were engaged all afternoon with the Heritage Bill. That started at 1.30 p.m. and finished at 4.30 p.m. We have been here for two and a half hours. I have a suggestion if the Minister is agreeable. We have done a good bit of work very thoroughly and much positive stuff has come out. I propose that we agree the Estimate in order that it can go back to the Dáil but that the Minister comes back on another day to discuss programmes B, C and D. Many of the officials will not need to return because they are finished. We should cover those programmes as thoroughly as we have done with this. Ideas have been tossed around that can deliver for rural areas. I hope we can be equally positive for urban areas and communities in general when we come to the next bit. Otherwise we will be trying to get out of here at 8 p.m. and all sorts of massive issues that need to be dealt with will be skimmed over and people will get tired.