John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister of State. I was not sure whether it was his maiden contribution in the House. He stated that he looks forward to Members making interesting contributions but he certainly made such a contribution himself. I agree by and large with most of what he said. The Minister of State's words were thought provoking. In my six years as a Senator, I have not heard Pythagoras, Picasso, philosophy and Tarzan mentioned in the same contribution. I am not sure whether Tarzan wrestled many crocodiles. As I understand it, he wrestled mainly with apes. There are a few apes in the path of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Perhaps the Minister of State is the Tarzan-figure to wrestle with those.