Mr. Paddy McGuinness:

I would like to thank everybody as sincerely as the Chairman has thanked me, especially those who stayed through the whole presentation. I will finish with a small bit of humour. Senator Ó Clochartaigh is correct. The previous time I came before the committee I was bearing my soul as the incoming chair. Senator Ó Clochartaigh and Deputy Luke Flanagan were here. I believe they were the only two people here. When I was finished, Deputy Flanagan said that I seemed to be an honest man and that the committee would give me its blessing. He made a prediction however. He said that when my term was up I would not have made a bloody bit of difference to Ballaghaderreen or Castlerea. Those were the two towns he mentioned. I hope that as a result of what I have done here today and the interest members of the committee have taken and the sincerity with which they have responded, that it will not be thrown at whoever replaces me that he did not make any difference to Ballaghaderreen or Castlerea or Castletownbere or wherever and that we will begin to make a difference to rural Ireland.