The agreement the Minister of State outlined is a step forward. I compliment Senator O'Toole, president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. It is a great honour that he is a Member of this House. He has contributed greatly to all the agreements which Senator Mansergh was effective in negotiating when in the Department of Finance and the Department of the Taoiseach. He deserves our praise for the great work he did on all previous agreements. He welcomed the publication of this agreement and praised the higher civil servants responsible for it.