Catherine Noone (Fine Gael)

Up Mayo is right. However, it represents everything that is good about Ireland. It represents where we have come from and where we should be going. It is fantastic that this painting is remaining in Ireland. It was valued at between €500,000 and €800,000 by the auctioneers, James Adam & Sons, and it sold for €1 million. It demonstrates that when something has quality people will pay for it. There is still money in this country. We have got carried away thinking that we are-----