Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow me, as the leader of the smaller of the three Opposition parties in the House who did not have an opportunity to do so during Leaders' Questions, to take the opportunity to offer the Taoiseach good wishes for the remainder of his term as Taoiseach and for whatever time lies before him in public service. I commend him on all the good he has done over the years. While there will be undoubted differences, we will have the opportunity to reflect on these again. I wish him well and I hope his departure not only represents a change in personnel sitting where he is but that the opportunity might also be taken to arrange for a change in policy direction in a number of key areas, not least in health.

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