Niall Ó Brolcháin (Green Party)

In the past various women's groups have asked me about the possibility of making St. Brigid's Day, 1 February, a public holiday. It would be good to debate that matter. There are nine public holidays in Ireland, while in France there are 11, in Italy there are 12, in Austria there are 13 and in Spain and Portugal there are 14. I am of the view, therefore, that there would be great merit in considering this proposal.

Yesterday was extremely important for the Green Party. It was the day on which we overtook Fine Gael-----