Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

We have already congratulated Senator Cullinane.

I join with my two Kerry colleagues, Senators Sheahan and Daly, in wishing well the good people of Valentia. The visit of Senator Norris and his interest in the subject is welcome. Please God they will overcome the Health Information Quality Authority intervention and the necessary requirements in that regard. I wish them well and hope we will hear more about it. We will offer whatever assistance we can.

I welcome very much the appointment of Mrs. Justice Susan Denham as the new Chief Justice. She is a long-serving judge. I believe she was appointed to the High Court in 1991 and to the Supreme Court the following year. She has a long list of achievements to her credit. She chaired the commission that set up the Courts Service. She is a reformer by nature and hopefully her appointment will lead to many further improvements and change for the better during her tenure.