Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

Therefore, I say to Members, please, look after yourselves during the summer break. The cynics will think we are off on our long holidays, as they will always do. You, the Members, know, and I know, that people will be working assiduously in their constituencies. Maybe take a little time away from your phones. If Deputy Danny Healy-Rae were here, I would be advocating that to him in particular. But please, you need to spend time with your families and with your loved ones. We are not going through a dress rehearsal. If you do not do it now, you will not get the opportunity to do it in the future.

Looking back, we have a very interesting couple of months. Since 1 December 2022, we have had three presidents address jointing sittings: President von der Leyen, President Metsola and the extraordinary visit of President Biden.

All of those went off without any difficulty thanks to the excellent preparatory work our staff did. Go raibh maith agaibh go léir agus bíodh samhradh an-mhaith agaibh ar fad.

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