Jimmy Harte (Labour) | Oireachtas source

First, I join in the congratulations to Fermanagh on securing the G8 summit next year. It is an opportunity for the north west, and especially Donegal, to benefit from the massive exposure Donegal will receive. I ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport to put a plan together with the tourism bodies to bring the leaders and President Obama, who has Irish roots, across the Border, which is only ten miles away, to view the scenery in Donegal and perhaps get them to lift the Sam Maguire Cup. It is a massive boost for tourism in the north west and in Fermanagh and I congratulate the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on his move.

Second, regarding Senator Ó Clochartaigh's assertions about his party, the former member of the IRA who holds high office in Northern Ireland is quoted yesterday as saying that his party has been anti-abortion-----