Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. I have just come from the housing committee. I acknowledge the great Kerry gardener, Mr. Billy Alexander, who was announced today as one of the major prize winners at the Chelsea Flower Show. It is a remarkable success story. People may know him from his famous wild Atlantic garden at Kells Bay. Anyone who has not been should go. It is an amazing story which is being covered in the media. Conscious of that, I express the hope that many of us will make the effort to support the Bloom festival, which starts next week. It is the premier show championing Irish horticulture. It deals with food, innovation, organics, nursery stock and production and it is a very important showcase for Irish horticulture. Hopefully, we will revisit that on next week's Order of Business. The nursery stock industry is a vibrant one with enormous potential for growth and job creation and I congratulate Mr. Billy Alexander on his success at Chelsea.