Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Would the Minister be surprised if the ESB, Coillte, Bord na Móna or the Department of Foreign Affairs could not readily and at the press of a button find out where their embassies were located, where their forests were, what the potential acreage was, the capacity of generation, building conditions, who owned the land, whether freehold or leasehold, the regular inventory of stock that a good publican, say, or good operator would know about at any time? Such data would be contained in electronic format such as that carried by most kids on their mobiles, as a standard instrument.

Can he explain why, at this time, after the recommendations of the Cromien report his Department has not got any of that?

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