Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I just happened to visit the castle during the summer. I had a beautiful walk in the garden, with the branches of the lovely trees hanging down over the lakes. It is fantastic. It was my first time there. The one thing that saddened me was that I went up to the castle and looked inside - as the witnesses know, one can walk right up and look in the windows - and it looked very shabby. Some of the floorboards were not in great nick. I did not even do a tour of the grounds. It would only take a couple of people to tidy it. I accept that a major renovation may be required and that is almost beyond the scope-----