Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail)

He was the driving force, to pardon the pun, behind the document, which has the full support of the committee. It has potential for job creation, which is important, and may make a significant contribution to making the country greener.

I fully support Senator O'Toole and others who referred to the Bellanaboy controversy. Like Senator O'Malley, I visited County Mayo recently and I was impressed by what I saw at the plant, namely, its construction, the numbers employed and the positive mood across that area of north Mayo. The development has recession-proofed towns such as Belmullet. Many people, including parents and young workers, asked us to support it and to prevent the intimidation by bully boys and others from stopping its completion. It is an important project for the future. Many of the people involved are from all over the country, not just Mayo. Young professional engineers and so on are awaiting the project's conclusion, after which they will try to get jobs at the new LNG project in Ballylongford. We in County Kerry would be disappointed were anything like the bully-boy tactics seen in County Mayo to be used in Kerry. They would not be tolerated.