Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted to have attended the launch yesterday evening of the 2016 commemorations in the GPO. I look forward to Seán Mac Diarmada's birthplace in Kiltyclogher, County Leitrim, and the cottage becoming a major tourism attraction. It is in really good condition as, I suppose, Seán Mac Diarmada left it in early 1912 or 1913. I look forward to the cottage in Kiltyclogher playing a pivotal role in the commemorations in 2016. Towards the end of this month, the interpretive centre in Kiltyclogher will be opened. That is a step in the right direction. It will be a major asset. As my colleague promotes Killarney as a tourism destination, I would be delighted to promote north Leitrim and Kiltyclogher as a tourism destination in the north west.

I welcome the outcome of the beef talks last night. Hopefully this will bring an end to the problems that we have had between factories and farmers and that this will increase the incomes on farms and get farmers back to doing what they do best, namely, producing a top quality product for the market.