John Carty (Fianna Fail)

As someone who comes from north Mayo, I join Senators in congratulating Archbishop Seán Brady on being appointed as a cardinal. I would like to ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to come to the House to tell us what he proposes to do about the decision of the National Library to stop the Chief Herald from making any further awards. There are doubts about the Chief Herald's legal power to make such awards in the past. It is embarrassing that there are questions about the validity of the awards which have been given to many important people by the Chief Herald.