Caít Keane (Fine Gael)

He has been praised wholeheartedly in the House today and Senator Hayden has said most of what I wanted to say. Looking around me I believe the gender quota in this side of the House is up on the men for today. This is because of what the Minister has done for the women of Ireland. When Pope John Paul II came to Ireland he said: "Young people of Ireland, I love you." Hopefully after the general election when the quota goes up, the Minister will be saying: "Women of Ireland, I love you" because there will be so many women around in politics after what he has done. There will be more women in politics and I hope to be able to say it in the Seanad.