Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Minister and the senior officials in the Department. I also welcome Ms Patricia Byron, chief executive of the PIAB, who is in the Visitors Gallery. I wish the Minister success on his re-appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I was delighted when he was re-appointed because I have been at many public events which he has attended and heard many of his speeches. He has a grasp of enterprise, trade and employment. As someone who served in the trade Department, I know the intricacies of that Department and the Minister has brought great knowledge to it. Certainly, he has contributed greatly to the success of the Fianna Fáil Party in the general election by his appearances in press releases and at media and other events. In his Department, the Minister has shown he is someone who is alert to and can cope with the competition we will face in future. It is another of the reasons for our success.

I suggest to Deputy Creighton that she leave her interests outside the House when making statements on the Bill before us.