Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

All of these activities are ongoing to help to improve the position and create jobs in this country. Perhaps the best representative of all in this regard is President McAleese. If ever anyone sought a representative for the Diaspora, she is the person who has been showing the way. Perhaps the Leader might consider asking the relevant Minister to consider that those interested among the Diaspora be given the right to vote in Presidential elections as Irish citizens. I call on the Leader to allocate Government time for a debate, if not before the recess, in the immediate aftermath, on the Diaspora and the many positive things that those of us in this country, including this and previous Governments, have done and continue to do and, more importantly, how we can harness the enormous goodwill internationally towards Ireland, especially with a view to creating jobs at home.