Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Having listened to the Minister earlier, I wish to echo his comments regarding the announcement by President Obama last week. It is a very positive step forward and I warmly welcome it, particularly for grandparents here in Ireland. The Minister is right to acknowledge it is down to the efforts over a long period of people like Billy Lawless, Cyril Regan, Breandán McGee and many others in the United States, but also our own Ambassador, Anne Anderson, who has done an outstanding job, and the Minister's predecessor in the job, Deputy Eamon Gilmore. What efforts are being made to explain to people exactly what this announcement means, what it is and what it is not?

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