Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I commend Senator Coffey for his work and I share with Senator Grace O'Sullivan the need to see the development continue.

Senator Bacik raised an issue pertaining to the investigation in the Department of Justice and Equality. When the Taoiseach has an outline of the matter, he will come to the House to discuss the matter. Senators McDowell, Ó Domhnaill and Nash raised the Government of Ireland initiative. Senator McDowell's memory is either failing him or he is forgetting that he was in the Cabinet which approved many an advertisement on behalf of all Departments. As he knows well, Departments spend money on public advertising. Senator Warfield referenced voter registration. There is a campaign organised every year around the register. Whether the advertisement is outdated or not is a different matter, and how we can improve the advertisement is an issue which we can discuss. Certainly the issue of social welfare advertisements is not new. We had advertisements regarding social welfare fraud, road safety and the Wild Atlantic Way.