Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I would say the Labour Party would be delighted to have Senator Mansergh. Senator Brian Hayes raised the lax rules governing private airfields. We have all been alarmed by the laxness over who comes and goes and where they go. There is a mobile Customs and Excise group that visits small, private airports but it is not satisfactory that we hear about events like this on the news. I will ask the Minister for Transport to discuss the matter here. The Senator also asked me if I have been offered or accepted money and I have not. Women are not offered money for some reason but we can get it anyway.

Senator O'Toole again raised the matter of the garda who was injured just standing outside a particular home to protect it and mentioned that there are no checks on small boats coming into the country. He also raised the issue of Dingle. We have all been informed through the newspapers of the plebiscite which Senator O'Toole and Senator Coghlan have pressed and which Kerry County Council is carrying out. When the results are known, perhaps the Senators can press their amendment to the Bill.

Senator Ryan does not have much sympathy with the discussion about Dingle.