Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I join in welcoming Proinsias De Rossa to the House. The generosity of approach is demonstrated by the fact that representatives of different parties are working together in a common purpose as well as having nuances of difference. That is an important message. Mr. De Rossa has been one of the first on the left of Irish politics to recognise the advantage of the European movement and advance it accordingly, as he has done courageously. I compliment him on his work in that area.