Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

That is a good role model for older people. When they have their health they should avail of it. I recently met a couple from Santa Barbara who had just turned 70 years of age and had sailed down the Pacific in their 36 ft. boat, and were travelling through Fiji and Tonga, to New Zealand and Australia, covering the South Pacific. They were updating their website as they went along and taking plenty of photographs. It was an extraordinary adventure for them to undertake and a great example of what people who remain active can do.

This is a worthwhile initiative. I agree with Senator Henry that the introduction of the free travel pass was a good initiative——