John Carty (Fianna Fail)

We paid all the tributes the last time we sat so I will not go over them again. I ask the Leader, in light of the announcement yesterday that Mayo County Council is letting 150 members of staff go, to meet the Minister, along with his colleague, Senator Burke. It is a great loss to Mayo and 150 jobs lost there is like 1,000 jobs being lost in Dublin. I ask that a request be made to the Minister that extra employment is found through various agencies. I am sure he will have the assistance of four Government Deputies and I can assure him that he will also have the assistance of Deputy Calleary.