Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----for up to 40 years before he became a success, but what a success he was. He had his own television programme on the BBC. He was a former, and very proud, past pupil of the school I attended, the De La Salle College in Waterford. I would like to express my condolences and good wishes to his family and sympathise with them at this sad time. He was certainly a great ambassador for his city and our country.

Senator Colm Burke raised the issue of the reform of the social welfare system and the challenges facing us in the future, and there is no doubt there are many of them.

In regard to social welfare payments and people who questioned why lone parent social welfare payments have not come through today, I understand the vast majority have come through and where there is a difficulty it will be attended to as a matter of urgency.