Billy Lawless (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I look forward to good conversation and debate with the Senator on the issue of reform in the coming months.

I thoroughly enjoyed Senator Boyhan's words last week. I took great inspiration from his personal story of humble beginnings and self-education. I feel the same sense of pride that made the hairs on the back of Senator Boyhan's neck stand up when he first walked through the hallowed halls of this Chamber. I come from a dairying background, having once supplied milk to most of the restaurants in Galway city. It has often been thrown at me that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Given that from the age of six, I got up at 4.30 a.m. seven days a week, including Christmas Day and St. Patrick's Day, I have often wondered what a golden spoon would have felt like.