Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

On individuals. That is fair enough. I think it is kind of funny. I wish him well.

Senator Hanafin asked that I write to the American Embassy to offer congratulations. He is quite right in that democracy has spoken and none of us can carp about that. Senator Browne said it was time to regulate and legislate for the use of fireworks. Senator Bradford requested that the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, come to the House to discuss flooding. He also said there were problems on both sides of the Atlantic and referred to a better relationship between the EU and the US. Deputy John Bruton will be in charge of that and I am sure he will make a success of his new job. Senator John Paul Phelan called for the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to come to the House to discuss flooding and for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come in to discuss knife attacks.