First, I am on record on a number of occasions both inside and outside the House as saying my preference has always been for the Abbey to remain on the existing site. I have said so on numerous occasions, both publicly and privately inside and outside the House. Therefore, there is no question of being pressurised in any way by the Taoiseach or anyone else. The Taoiseach does not do his business in that way.
Second, the Deputy said no consultation has taken place. There has been a great deal of consultation on the issue because, even though my view from the beginning has been that the Abbey Theatre should be located on its existing site, other proposals were made to me by the Abbey board. Because they were brought forward by the board, I decided the best and fairest way to proceed was to have those particular options looked at, which is precisely what we have done. Some would like to call the fact that we have had such consultation prevarication. However, one cannot have it both ways. I always believe in consultation, which has taken place. I have had numerous meetings with the Abbey board, as have my officials. As I said, the representatives of the Abbey Theatre were made aware by my officials of the conclusions of the report to which the Deputy referred. The reason it has not been made available in full is that it is price sensitive.