Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

No. 27 on the Order Paper relates to the Council of Europe. Will there be an opportunity in the autumn session to recognise the work of the Council of Europe, which celebrates its 60th anniversary? Ireland was a founder member of it in 1949. We should be very proud of that. We were one of the ten members who had the foresight to join. Parties on both sides of the House were involved. Cumann na nGaedhael was in Government and Seán MacBride was Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr. de Valera was the instigator of membership of the Council of Europe. We have fine leadership there. Deputy Frank Fahey is the leader of the group. Deputies Pat Breen, Peter Kelly, Joe Costello and the late Tony Gregory were in the group.