Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

I wish to put three brief questions to the Taoiseach. The Cassells report on the final debt position at Shannon and Cork airports was given to the Minister last Friday. When will it be published and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas? Last week I asked a question of the Tánaiste, which he did not understand. Despite the Taoiseach's great south Kerry wisdom he also did not understand it. It was in regard to theatre licensing. As the Taoiseach is aware, the Tánaiste's Department provides sanction for drink licences in theatre extensions. It has been greatly expanded to the extent that some people say it has been exploited and mal-used in recent years. In his comments about drink licensing will he include theatre licences?

I note the director of Friends of the Earth said that carbon offsetting of flights is a complete waste of time. The two Green Ministers will be gallivanting around Europe in the next week and the Taoiseach and the five senior Ministers will, I presume, be——

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