John Whelan (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. He has shown great leadership, vision and reforming zeal. This is a superb intervention. It is good that a Minister of Deputy Hogan's calibre and reputation is endorsing the campaign in the Seanad and giving it his imprimatur. That is important for public confidence and trust.

I beg to differ with the esteemed former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, who said the campaign is a good idea. He is wrong; it is a fantastic idea. He is underrating it entirely. The Minister should let the former US President know that Senator Whelan is keeping his eye on him just as The Skibbereen Eagle was keeping an eye on the Tsar of Russia.