Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am very pleased to have been here to see many new taoisigh, probably ten or more. There will now be an 11th tomorrow.I wish Deputy Leo Varadkar every success as well. Many people in this Seanad await with anticipation or look forward to the possibility of being appointed to Cabinet by him just like Senator James Dooge was given a ministerial appointment by Garrett FitzGerald, and was very successful. Garrett FitzGerald also made Senator Alexis FitzGerald a special adviser, which was a rather strange move at the time. Sin scéal eile.

Enda will remain a very active Deputy until the next election and he will continue to serve the constituency of Mayo with great distinction as he has done since 1975. I know it was 1975 because I was involved in the by-election campaign by Michael Joe McGreal who, as far as I can recall, was a Fianna Fáil candidate. Some of my colleagues here will probably confirm the details.