Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

A Chathaoirligh, ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas pearsanta a ghabháil leat as ucht an post nua atá bronnta ort inniu. Bhí suim ag trí Seanadóirí eile sa phost, mar is eol duit, ach bhí bua iontach agat. As Senator Lisa McDonald will testify, we have a saying in Wexford reserved for those we hold in the highest regard. It is used scarcely, with great discrimination — he is one of nature's gentlemen. I can think of nobody who fits the description better than the Cathaoirleach. The attributes of sincerity and dedication, shown in this House in the past, will stand him in good stead as he guides the Seanad through the coming years.

Go n-éirí go geal leat sa phost tábhachtach seo.