Micheál Martin: “We must defend and vindicate these values - both within Europe and globally - and this parliament has a vital role to…”

This has been a major failing of an organ of the State that cannot be downplayed.

It makes sense that you monitor the market, of course it does, otherwise you are filling the pockets of the oil companies.

It will be of benefit to elected councillors and will give them a greater degree of powers.

I certainly will take the issue that you've raised in respect of this letter that was written by him in the 1970s forward, and see how best to examine that.