Ireland has benefited greatly from the EU and the standard of living of many people has risen. A reversal of emigration took place and people can now return to live in the country. However, through an arm of the Government, we are told we cannot live in rural Ireland. I link this fact to Deputy Ó Cuív who is a Minister in a Government whose policy dictates that there will be no one-off rural housing and yet he says there can be such developments. He blames An Taisce and other organisations in Dublin 4 for objecting and declares that, as a Minister, he will ensure that rural housing is allowed. This is a contradiction. Did the Taoiseach appoint him as Minister as a tactic to control a man he regarded as a loose cannon? Did he do so expecting him to return the favour by saying everything is alright with Europe and that everyone must support the Treaty of Nice?