Original sentence: By the end of the year, the media joined in the calls for inspection; the US ambassador was called to appear before a Dáil committee (he refused) and a Seanad committee to investigate the matter was discussed
Edited sentence: By the end of the year, a slowly-reacting media joined in the calls for inspection and token acts such as calling the US ambassador to appear before a Dáil committee (he refused) and the attempted setting up of a Seanad committee to investigate the matter were all that were offered to quench criticism.In mid-March 2006, Ahern was part of a delegation to Dublin's sister city, San Jose, California for the "Spirit of Ireland Week" and visited companies in Silicon Valley