Catherine Noone (Fine Gael)

I join indirectly with Senator MacSharry on one of the points he made. The Committee on Procedure and Privileges is reviewing the possibility of inviting leaders of different organisations and State bodies to the House. With regard to NAMA, yesterday we heard reports of it selling 22 pieces of Irish art in London in Christies or another of the big auction houses. That is not on. Our own auction houses are like any other employer in this country at the moment in that they are struggling to survive. Besides the fact that the Irish art in question will be potentially leaving the country for ever - it is possible that Irish art collectors will go to London to buy them - it seems another thoughtless thing for NAMA to do. I would like NAMA to appear before the House in order to scrutinise the way it is doing its business because I find it is completely unacceptable. Perhaps the Leader could address the issue at some point.