Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I concur with the remarks made and Senator Feeney summed it up rather well. My own friend and colleague, Senator Ellis, along with Senator O'Toole and others, referred to the future Government. I congratulate the Government and I wish Deputy Enda Kenny and Deputy Eamon Gilmore well. They have a significant challenge to face. I also hope that Senator Darragh O'Brien's tenure in the House will be a short one and that he will be restored to his rightful place in the Lower House. I wish Senator Prendergast well. I am deeply envious that Senator Prendergast, who was on the substitute list, has managed to realise her ambitions. They may not have been her ambitions during the election but I wish her well now. Unfortunately, I was unable to persuade my friend and colleague, Pat the Cope Gallagher, MEP, to take a similar route back to the Dáil which would have allowed me to have joined Senator Prendergast in the European Parliament, but be that as it may.