Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Conway raised the €19 million initial response to the recent flooding, and the €8.7 million which was allocated to County Clare. County Clare was very badly hit and it is right that such an amount of money be allocated in addition to the €17 million from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I note his point on the undocumented Irish, which other Senators made. I am sure the Taoiseach will use St. Patrick's Day, as he did last year, to highlight the plight of undocumented Irish people in the US.

Senator Ó Domhnaill spoke about the funding of national parks. We can have the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Deenihan, in here to address heritage and parks in early course. Senator Gilroy raised the very important issue of suicide prevention and the paper he will present. We look forward to having a further debate on that issue. We are all glad Senator White is fully restored to good health and outlining the success of Lir Chocolates.