Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I thank Senator O'Toole and that was my reaction too when I heard that the senior management in the Coast Guard actually believe this notion and used it as the reason for the closure in discussions with the local community in Valentia. The man who made that statement is in charge of the Coast Guard. He has now given a flippant excuse for the closure — the threat of a terrorist attack — and this man contributed to the report responsible for closing the centre. He says such a facility will be more secure in Shannon. I am sure that Osama bin Laden——