Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)

Why is it not? What has it to be afraid of? I have made this point publicly. My difficulty is not with An Taisce protecting our heritage but with its interference in issues, whether in Donegal, Clare, Mayo or wherever, often by those who do not even know the sites concerned. I compliment the county manager in Cork, Mr. Martin O'Riordan, who, most unusually, made a public pronouncement in the past week of his disgust and disdain for what An Taisce is trying to do in respect of one-off rural housing. There should be a full debate in this House to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding An Taisce. Let us take away the mask and see who they are.