Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I commend my colleagues opposite who supported the Opposition battle because the loss of the Seanad would have been a very serious loss to democracy. We had a little incident last week where democracy was fiddled around with too much for my liking. All in all, this is a happy day. I will finish on a happy note. The Minister, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, is doing a tremendous job. I echo the sentiments expressed last week by our colleague, Senator Tom Sheahan, who expressed the hope that when this dreaded reshuffle takes place that we in Kerry will not be left without our captain on the field.