Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I beg the Chair's indulgence to put on the record one or two matters that need to be addressed. If we had the facility of a dustbin here, I would deliver to it the statement issued here and circulated in the House today. However, I will choose to ignore that and deal with the reality of the outburst that we witnessed here, which bordered on ministerial arrogance.

Last week, on 30 March, I made representations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, sending a similar letter to the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív. The request was that they assist in providing public funding for the provision of a crèche adjacent to the second phase of a housing scheme. The letter stated:

Dear Minister,

I wish to make representations on behalf of the Abbey Affordable Housing Project, Abbey, County Galway.