Alan Kelly (Labour)

I concur with Senator de Búrca's call for the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to attend the House. I have lost count of the number of times I have made the same request — perhaps six or seven times. Yesterday, Mr. Seán Quinn commented specifically on the environment in Ireland and bringing people here under false pretences. Unfortunately, the self same chief executive has an area within his organisation for planning and the environment, which is totally underfunded and has been for a number of years. I take his comments with a grain of salt, however, because the resources are not there. I know the individuals concerned and I have worked with them; there is one person and an assistant.