Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State and Deputy Ó Cuív for that summation. Let us hope that today will be remembered as an historic day in the life of the Traveller community in Ireland. It is also an historic day in the life of this Chamber because it is the first time in my recollection that a Member of the Upper House came all the way down to this Chamber to present a report to us. Senator Flynn is making history in more than one way. It behoves us all also to thank Leo Bollins, the clerk to the committee, for the sterling work he did on its behalf.

That concludes our statements on the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community. We will fix a date for a further such debate in the not-too-distant future.

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