John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Ceann Comhairle)

I take the opportunity to reciprocate the good wishes extended by the party leaders and the Tánaiste. I offer my best wishes to all Members over the summer. I realise they will still be working in their constituencies and that the committees will be continuing their work. This has been a long and very difficult session and very often we worked late into the night. I thank the Members for their diligence, commitment and determination. I thank the Clerk, the staff of my office and staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for their tremendous work over the course of this long session. In particular, I thank the staff for their co-operation with the public during the family weekend. I thank the Fourth Estate and wish it well throughout the summer months.

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