Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I welcome my colleague the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Treacy, and officials from the Department of Finance to the House. I commend the Minister for State on his excellent work on Europe. He has worked hard on behalf of the State and covered a large number of meetings.

Regarding the point made by Senator Norris about my colleague, Senator Mansergh, who was reluctant to defend himself——