Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

I confirm the Minister's statement that there were a number of meetings and I thank him and his colleagues for the number of times they met and facilitated representatives of the Quinn group. Owing to the fact that there are 5,000 jobs involved and that the taxpayer is owed money, it is important we do everything we can to protect these jobs. It is also important that the Quinn proposal is examined. The Quinn group and in particular its representatives, including people like Dave Mackey a former public servant, should be informed exactly why their proposal has not been accepted and given the opportunity to amend it if possible. Does the Minister agree that should be done? While I appreciate the Minister has no direct influence on what happens, will he use his good offices to try and ensure that these people are informed what exactly is the problem with their proposal and given the opportunity to amend it?

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