Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I wish everybody a happy Christmas. We have had a busy term and there is an even busier one to come. Legislation awaits our return. I am grateful for the even tenor of business we have maintained here. There are spats from time to time but that is what our business is about. We are here because we come from different political parties so spats are par for the course. However, they do not interfere with how we run and order our business. I very much welcome the friendship, co-operation and comradeship between the leaders —"representatives" is the right word — of the groups in the House. I wish them all a happy time with their families.