Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am quite disappointed. I also think this is a national issue. The Seanad is about national issues. This is a national, cultural, artistic issue and it is as important as any other financial and banking or social protection issue that we debate or legislate for here. We all know that Alfred and Lady Beit left Russborough House and the valuables and their paintings to the State in 1976 in trust. I take the argument that we do not necessarily own all of them.