Fiach MacConghail (Independent)

I echo what Senator Norris said about Bloomsday. I join him in congratulating Colum McCann on winning an international literary award. It would be great if the Leader or the Cathaoirleach were to send a note of congratulations to Mr. McCann. As I am new here, I do not know what the procedure is in that regard. The award in question attracts the largest prize money of any award for a novel. The novel in question, Let the Great World Spin, is an extraordinary book. It would be great if the Cathaoirleach or the Leader of the House were to send a note of congratulations to Mr. McCann on behalf of us all.