Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It was controlling me there. I was making it worse instead of better. I must figure out how to turn it off.

I will follow on from what the Cathaoirleach has said. I did not realise I was up first, but I have decided that I have only one question. I would like to give the representatives the opportunity to respond to what they have heard here this morning. I welcome the president of the IFA, Mr. Cullinan, along with Mr. Herlihy, Dr. O'Connell and Mr. Buckley. I ask Mr. Herlihy for his viewpoint as an expert in the field. I know he was present during the first session. I have read and heard the IFA's submissions and I have no questions about them. I cannot see anywhere where I can punch a hole in anything they are saying. I had decided that if I had the first slot - I thought it might be Senator Lombard - I would afford the IFA my time to give us its response to what it heard here this morning. With the greatest of respect to other representatives of the IFA, I would be most interested in hearing from Mr. Herlihy, as a hydrogeologist who is the expert in the field, his reaction to what he heard this morning. Where does he think we are going forward, based on the tranche we had this morning on the famous report that has gone to the Commission?