Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I wish to be associated with the congratulations expressed to Anne Enright. It was the first time in many years that the Booker Prize was not televised live. I thought last night's RTE programme "The View" would have changed its format to show the ceremony but unfortunately it did not.

It is certainly an honour to Archbishop Seán Brady to be elevated to Cardinal. Some years ago, I recall meeting the then Bishop of Clogher, Bishop Francis McKiernan, when he was thinking of retiring. To take over his diocese, he told me, he had pulled back from Rome, a bright young man, Seán Brady, who knew his way around there. Some years later, when Seán Brady was moved to Armagh, Bishop McKiernan said the papal nuncio had robbed his best asset. Seán Brady has gone the full distance today.

Last week I entertained some Members with my comments on food quality. I want to give them another laugh today. This is a serious issue and I call again for a debate on the matter. I met the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for food and horticulture, Deputy Sargent, who was enthusiastic to debate the matter in the House. Apart from the issue of mutton which I raised last week, I want to know where we stand on Brazilian beef imports. The farmers are right on this one and I want a debate on it.

This week the Minister of State is at an exhibition in Frankfurt telling the world how good our food is, for which I wish him good luck. I want a debate on pesticides and chemicals used in vegetable cultivation. The country has a large mushroom industry with hundreds of thousands of tonnes sold domestically and exported every year. However, the number of mushrooms tested annually to ensure quality assurance is a meagre ten. In the case of leeks, one solitary specimen is tested for quality assurance. To some this may seem unimportant but we are what we eat. As we want to be the granary and garden of Europe, it is necessary for a debate on the quality assurance of our foodstuffs.

Will the Leader ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to explain to the House what he is doing with ainm an Daingin, Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis? Cad tá ar siúl ag an Rialtas faoi seo? Cheapas go raibh plean acu chun an ainm a athrú thar n-ais agus cearta daonna a thabhairt do mhuintir Daingean Uí Chúis. Cad tá ar siúl acu? Cad tá ar aigne acu ag an bpointe seo? Ba mhaith liom freagra a chloisint.