Francis O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

I can state without fear of contradiction that he certainly is the youngest Member of this House. I wish him well in the future and he undoubtedly will be an excellent representative.

I thank the Leader for arranging the debate on flooding. Lest any Member might think that County Monaghan was not affected, while I am unaware of houses being flooded, parts of Monaghan town were blocked off by flooding and were impassable. Moreover, other roads in the county were washed away by rivers bursting their banks and floods disrupted traffic. County Monaghan was affected, albeit not as badly as counties Cork, Tipperary or Galway or perhaps the midlands.