Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the new Minister of State to the House. I congratulate him on his appointment by the Taoiseach and I wish him well. He has gained a lot of experience through his membership of local authorities and of the Dáil, so he will be well equipped in the coming years and will hopefully go further. I wish him, his wife and his family health and happiness in his new position, which was afforded to him by the Taoiseach.