Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the new Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh. I congratulate him on his elevation and wish him the best of luck in his new brief. I am sure he will fulfil it with great passion, as did the previous Minister. It is great to see Members of the House get elected to the Lower House and then climb the ladder. In the past we all had those ambitions but some of us took a step forward and others a step back. Sin scéal eile.

The first speaker on the motion is Senator Twomey.