Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I support the call today and other days for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House to discuss implementing a plan through our local authorities for the protection and development of beaches. I come from County Donegal, which has some of the nicest and most unspoilt beaches in Europe. However we do not have enough funding through our local authorities to promote and develop those beaches and provide them with the ancillary facilities required, including bins, lifeguards, lifebelts and signage. I would like a general discussion with the Minister on the potential of our beaches and their development on a par with beaches on mainland Europe.