Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister for his reply. A concern was that the manager had proposed not to implement the recommendation relating to his executive responsibility. However, my biggest concern was that the recommendation had been made by Mr. John Quinlivan, a very experienced county manager who ran a very large urbanised local authority which would have had a large number of planning cases with which to deal. I knew from my father's experience on Drogheda Borough Council that Mr. Quinlivan knew every paperclip on his and everyone ele's desk in the local authority system. I am sure Senator D'Arcy will attest to the fact that he knew everything that was going on. If the recommendation is his, it should be accepted and taken seriously.

I apologise for what I said at the start of my speech. However, this is a very serious matter and taxpayers are concerned. I am delighted that the Minister is looking at it very seriously.