Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for coming in to respond to this matter. I also thank Senator Byrne. The CE scheme in my home town of Kenmare is vital. I have been involved in the running of the scheme for many years. Prior to that, the great Fr. Michael Murphy ran the scheme in Kenmare and did it so efficiently that we won the Tidy Towns gold medal in 2001. We were delighted with that but it was only achievable because of the CE scheme and the great work of those involved. Mr. Noel Crowley is currently running the scheme as a supervisor and finding it very difficult. Nonetheless, he and all the other supervisors around the country greatly appreciate the implementation of the report by the Labour Court.