Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The congratulations to the Taoiseach, the Civil Service and the Government are well merited and I undertake to convey the congratulatory wishes to the Office of the Taoiseach. Every party and many other Members reflected on it. It was a wonderful achievement. The hard work paid off. The nature and character of the Taoiseach had a huge effect on it. He was supremely suited for the difficult role of trying to bring the representatives of 25 countries with him, a task that would have tested anybody's endurance, but the Taoiseach came through it with great dash. I will convey the views of the House to him.

Senators raised the apparent dispute between the two parties in Government. There is no such dispute here. The discussions on the airways are best described as childish capers, which are quite ridiculous and fooling nobody. Everybody is fed up with it. I would just say to them to get on with the job for which they were elected.