Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)

I am sure the Minister of State will remember that I raised this issue last week in the topical issue debate. I wish to come at it from a slightly different angle, given the contributions in the extended debate today. Given the enormous concerns throughout the nation, the confusion and, in certain cases, the great misunderstanding, might the Minister of State's Department help to allay people's fears? The Minister of State might take the unusual step, for a Minister, of taking out an advertisement in some branch of the media as an opportunity to allay people's concerns, of which there are volumes, as well as the considerable amount of misunderstanding and misinformation I have come across recently. This is not helpful.

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