Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I would give the Government some credit for the allocation which led to the national commemorative Famine ship under the shadow of Croagh Patrick at Murrisk, which was a worthwhile endeavour.

The Taoiseach laid a wreath at ground zero in New York prior to St. Patrick's Day but was there a reason he did not go to Battery Park, to Adrian Flannelly's house two blocks away, which would have been appropriate with regard to Famine commemoration? I note the planned Famine commemoration is for 27 May, Whit Sunday. Is the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, likely to be on his own at the event or will it be a commemorative date for the ending of Fianna Fáil's time in power after ten years?

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