Recently, when I visited the wonderful Brú Ború cultural centre in Cashel, County Tipperary, I said I was reminded of the statement by Daniel Corkery when he expressed his disappointment at some of the literature being produced by some of the post-colonial Irishmen writing in English. He pointed an accusing finger at the crowd attending the 1934 Munster hurling final and asked the immortal question, "Who speaks for these?" It would be right and proper for this House, which has played such a significant role in the cultural life of the nation, to acknowledge that the Abbey Theatre certainly did and that, from its inception in 1951, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann most definitely did also. It is important that these things should be acknowledged in a forum such as this, which has had so many distinguished Members representing the cultural strands of our nation.