Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

Certainly. He is obliged to come back to the House to correct the record regarding the accuracy of the statement he made.

Furthermore, will the Leader request the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to explain in the House the reason for the deteriorating conditions of many beaches throughout the country that lost their blue flag status? I refer in particular to the beach in Spiddal, County Galway, which is one of the most important beaches in the county. The real reason for this, which I raised on the Adjournment, is that the local authority and the Government still allow untreated sewage to be discharged into Galway Bay. Consequently, because of the currents and prevailing winds, it drifts towards the beach.