David Norris (Independent)

Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom beannachtaí agus dea-ghuí a thabhairt do na hAirí agus Airí Stáit go léir a bheidh ag taisteal thar lear ar son an Stáit seo ar Lá Fhéile Pádraig. I am delighted my colleagues have said what they have. It is very important for us to send these ambassadors abroad. I am only sorry nobody is going to Brazil and some of the other BRIC countries. I have consistently said we get good value out of this and it is terribly important in helping to brand the country. I hope the media support this, but there is not much hope of that. Having listened to the radio this morning, they did not seem to be on board. I hope they will get on board and support the country.