Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I thank the Members of the House who contributed and repeat my appreciation of the Members of this House who were members of the committee that compiled the report.

I regret that one Member of the House seems to consider that I ought to have come in to the debate today with decisions already made on the report before the debate on the report commences. That is not a reasonable position. That is what I was accused of last year when I stated it would take some considerable time for the joint committee to do its work and that I had to get on with the business. The joint committee now has done its work and this is the first time the report has been debated. It has not yet been debated in the Lower House or in the committee itself. It is right that I should listen to what Members have to say before I make any decisions.

I also commend the House on the extraordinary creativity that brought in wind turbines, fracking, water reservoirs, Rockall, eels and LNG.