Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree. The problem was the Minister had dropped out and the slot had become vacant. Excuse me, that is a reference to today's meeting. The Vice Chairman who is a member of the Deputy's party had organised a trip to Cork on that date which did not go ahead as there was a problem with the date which had been fixed and there was nothing other than the visit to Cork arranged for that day. When it was cancelled at the last minute, we thought it would be a good idea, notwithstanding the short notice, to do what we did. As the Deputy said, the meetings were very useful. Certainly, I learned a great deal from them. If any other member wishes to visit the people in question, he or she would benefit from it.