Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

It is with great pleasure that I, as Leader of the House, welcome Senator Mark Dearey to the membership of the Government side of the House. Mark is a married man. He is married to Laura, has one daughter and, I understand, another baby is on the way. He is a family man, a retailer in Clanbrassil Street in Dundalk, a businessman coming to join the ranks of the Oireachtas, a publican and a music promoter.