Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

He is an extraordinary Minister because he is ignoring the elephant in the room. These young people have invested between €85,000 and €91,000 for a course in the private Pilot Training College in Waterford, which is partly funded by Enterprise Ireland and registered by the Irish Aviation Authority. We have a direct responsibility in this regard and we cannot wash our hands of it and stand idly by. To be in government means Ministers take responsibility and action. It does not mean one gives soundbites on RTE or other media.