Mary White (Fianna Fail)

The Anglo-Irish Agreement marked the commencement of the peace process and was a tremendous achievement. However, I do not think he was the greatest Taoiseach. He would have been a brilliant professor of economics in a university and was a man of integrity. I will forever recognise his contribution to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

The Minister of State, Deputy Connick, single-handedly drove the car scrappage scheme at the parliamentary party and it was a tremendous achievement. As a man with business skills, he knew how to do it. He pursued the issue at the parliamentary party and the Taoiseach gave him recognition. My colleagues on the other side of the House from the south east should not be too worried. He will not be parochial and think about County Wexford; he will also think about County Waterford.