Brendan Daly (Fianna Fail)

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed this year as the International Year of Fresh Water. A number of initiatives is being taken and an international world conference is being held in Japan in a few weeks. I ask the Leader to ascertain what the Government proposes as an initiative to recognise that event.

Yesterday morning during the debate in this House, allegations were made that Ministers concealed information and that I as a Minister—