Derek McDowell (Labour)

I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and congratulate her on the courageous decision to enter the Department of Health and Children. I am sure her arrival will be of considerable relief to the Minister of State, Deputy Power. I could see he was having difficulty balancing being thrilled with the perks of power with the notion of having to go out to Lansdowne Road on this dark autumnal evening and witness-——