Seanad debates

Tuesday, 3 July 2007

3:00 pm

Maurice Hayes (Independent)

I also congratulate the people elected to the other House and welcome those who have been appointed to this House. I play on the Cathaoirleach's patience for one last time. I thank him for the way he has handled business, and for his courtesy and kindness to me on all occasions both inside and outside the House. He has set the tenor in which the House does its business and that has been entirely productive and helpful.

Given where I come from, the lifetime of this Seanad has seen remarkable developments in Northern Ireland, which we all welcome. I wish well those who are trying to make a go of their experiment there. I pay tribute to my fellow Members of the Seanad for the serious way in which they undertook discussion of Northern Ireland in recent years. Nobody was trying to make political points. While everybody was deeply aware of the sensitivities and the danger of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, they were nevertheless aware of the necessity to take account of and support progressive developments there. I thank my fellow Members, particularly the Cathaoirleach, and wish him well.

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