Mary Ann O'Brien (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was asked to a party tomorrow because there is a gentleman here who started in the Seanad in 1993. I wanted to stand to say to him that we have been one of the most fortunate senates in the world to have him as a Senator. He is sitting over there, his name is Senator Feargal Quinn and I will say a few words about him.

A brilliant businessman, the king of customer service and an ambassador for Irish food, Feargal was involved at the birth of Bord Bia. A former president of the Global Consumer Foods Forum, an EU-wide lobbying group, EuroCommerce, and all our favourite supermarket, Superquinn, which is still around, and my sausages, Feargal is the champion of small businesses and entrepreneurs. I salute Senator Norris because Senator Quinn is champion of both small and big entrepreneurs and those who create jobs, but my-----