Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to let Deputy Ross know that my late father was a founding member of the NBU and we will be watching the Deputy closely. It is 35 years since Deputy Ross first acceded to a hereditary seat as a Trinity Senator. Since then he has been a constant presence in Irish public life. He has been a senior journalist, stockbroker, Fine Gael councillor for Bray and regular media commentator. It took considerable skill for him to maintain his image as an outsider. I wish him well and look forward to how he will do this as a member of Cabinet, although I think he has already started in terms of the premature revelation of his ascent to high Cabinet office. The Taoiseach will have a difficult task ahead of him in terms of reining the Deputy in. He needs a tutorial on the Official Secrets Act as a matter of some urgency.

See this speech in context