Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree fully with everything Senators Bacik and Mullins have said about the falling unemployment figures. It is very welcome news and I do not think we wish to see any halt or decline in that trend due to anything that might happen in the very near future.

I compliment Senator Mary Ann O'Brien on her fine words and comments about our revered Senator Feargal Quinn, which are well-deserved.

With all this talk of a possible Brexit, I hope that the arrangements worked out between the EU and Prime Minister Cameron are worthy and acceptable to Mr. Cameron, his Government and his people. I have just returned from Belfast, and the warning I received up there over the last few days was of the dangerous implications for all of us regarding the Border, if a Brexit were to happen. I am sure Counsellor Maxwell, who was with us recently, being a Border man, will appreciate this even more so. There are huge implications. I spoke to a lot of knowledgeable people and there is huge concern. Hopefully, we all have friends and relations across the water because, as we know in our own elections, every vote is vital. I wish them well in that regard.