Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, and her colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, for having steered the legislation though the House. They did so while being able to accept other points of view, which does not happen in all cases. If the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Dempsey, had been here I think we would have crossed swords and there would have been flames on occasion.