Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----despite the fact that faith inspired many people, and that there are thousands and thousands of tolerant people who do not necessarily have faith themselves but who like the traditional elements which inform celebrations like Easter and Christmas. Perhaps they will be replaced in due course by Senator Ó Ríordáin and others when they get into power with names like Winterville for Christmas and so on, so that we do not have to offend any non-believers by having these archaic customs.