Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The Senator raised one possibility and has tried to assist it by appealing to my well-known generosity. If there is any way a portion of the work to which the Senator paid tribute, which is work with marginalised sections of the community, could be assisted under the guise of equality and through any of the programmes the equality section of my Department operates, I would look well on any application which could be stood up in that area. That is something the Senator might consider.