Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

While the jury is out, I am sure he will have a great relationship with the Minister.

Coming from the rural constituency of Donegal, the Minister will be very familiar with agricultural problems. She has inherited from Deputy Walsh, who was an extraordinarily good Minister, a Department which is in fine condition. On decoupling and other issues, the previous Minister was ahead of the game in the European context. I would have liked to see him become the Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries, which would have been a great help.