Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

As we are not sure whether the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, will take Report Stage, I would like to compliment him on the exemplary manner in which he has dealt with Committee Stage in recent days. It is a huge Bill consolidating many of the Broadcasting Acts and that whole important area. The manner in which he engaged with the Seanad exploited the parliamentary process to its full potential. His clarity in dealing with areas, spelling out clearly why he was not accepting amendments in some instances and in other instances engaging and taking them on board where he felt they would enhance the Bill was an example for many of his colleagues to follow. It should be put on the record lest he is not in the House for us to make those points next week. As others will know, I am not given to patronising Ministers when they come to the House.