Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Brian for being our clerk for the past 18 months. I am sure I am speaking for the members of the committee when I say it was great to have known him. We will miss him but we wish him well in his new role. I am sure our new clerk, Mr. Noel Murphy, will work just as hard.

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