The report makes a number of practical and sensible suggestions. It proposes that an awards scheme should be established that would recognise the exceptional service of the Irish abroad, which is an excellent idea. Senator Mooney is present and over the past two days he and I were in Manchester representing the Oireachtas on the British-Irish Interparliamentary Body. We had the opportunity to meet the officials of many organisations in Britain which represent Irish emigrants. Sterling work is done on a voluntary basis by those people throughout the UK. Many of them look after people who have been marginalised and left to one side in difficult situations.