Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

——patent independence and honesty. He wants a debate on business ethics. He pointed to what is happening to Whelan's, the cold storage company.

Senator Scanlon called for a debate about An Bord Pleanála and one-off housing. I would like a debate on county councils and why they do not give permission for one-off housing. People say a particular county is bad and then one hears the next is worse. I cannot understand what is going on. Problems arise if a young man or woman wishes to build a house on his or her own site, even when he or she is from the locality and works there and his or her proposals include using a Puraflo system. County councils seek every possible way to prevent people achieving their legitimate ambition to build a house for themselves.