Faux pas anyone?

I am still contemplating the amazing and completely inexcusable faux pas perpetrated by Conor Lenihan yesterday in our national parliament. It is beyond me how it can be considered to be adequate for him to apologise for the remark and for that to be the end of the matter. The problem with this bigoted, racist and close minded country has once again been demonstrated by our elected representatives. How can there be any hope for proper integration and acceptance of the badly needed migrant workers who are keeping this economy afloat by doing jobs we feel we are too good to do now that the Celtic Tiger has roared into our lives? I am whole heartedly disgusted by what happened yesterday.