I am glad to hear that, because that was my information and it contradicts what the Spanish Embassy in Dublin have been saying. Further, does the Taoiseach feel that there is a case for having a permanent representative from the Irish Diplomatic Corps in places such as Teneriffe, or the Costa del Sol, or the Balearic Islands, in view of the huge number of Irish tourists and business people who visit these areas each year——

The Deputy is extending the scope of this question. It is a separate matter.

Would any of these people have recourse to any normal legal system in the case of an incident or an alleged incident?

I suppose that it would be desirable that we would be represented as widely as possible, but our resources, as the Deputy knows, are greatly constrained. So far, the consular service has been able to deal with situations as they have arisen. In fact, they seem to have been quite effective in handling this case.

The family of the young man feel very much to the contrary. That is probably their greatest complaint. The honorary consular system, while it may be effective in certain instances, was not satisfactory in this case.

The Deputy must proceed by way of a supplementary question.

There is a large volume of business involved in such areas.

I am calling the next question.

Would the Taoiseach have a look at the possibility of this type of representation?

Very good.