Peter Roche (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Comhghairdeas to you, on your appointment as Cathaoirleach. Having met you yesterday, I have no doubt we will have a very pleasant journey for the next four and a half years. I am from the lovely village of Abbeyknockmoy in east Galway, which is a very rural area. I am the mental health spokesperson for Fine Gael. It is something I bring to the table following many years of advocating for positive mental health and supporting people in crisis.

I am a team player and I would like to think that I do all things in a fair and balanced way and for the common good. I expect the work of this committee to be efficient, empathetic and compassionate in everything we do. While we all have parochial issues to deal with, I would like to think that we would look at the national picture and be as efficient as we can in dealing with the issues that present to us.