Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail)

I have a question for the Deputy Leader. Last week Senators gave a general welcome for the announcement by the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, about Shannon Airport. As someone from the mid-west I recognise that Shannon Airport is important for all of us. However, there was a sidebar to that which was not greatly illuminated in last week's debate, namely, the rejuggling of functions between the various State bodies, including Shannon Development, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. There is a downside for those of us on the Kerry side of the Shannon Estuary. One of our most prominent and respected entrepreneurs, Jerry Kennelly, who is well known having made not one but two fortunes from his own initiative and has given great employment in the region, has come out very strongly this morning against renewing the IDA Ireland regime in Kerry. I echo what the Minister, Deputy Deenihan, said that IDA Ireland's record in Kerry has been a total disaster. I ask the Deputy Leader to organise a debate with a number of relevant Ministers to see how best we can ensure completion of the big programme of the gas terminal in north Kerry as mentioned by Senator Conway. That had been progressed under the auspices of Shannon Development. We would be very nervous about having IDA Ireland back in Kerry and would like a debate on the matter.