Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am sharing time with Senator Buttimer. We will each take four minutes. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. He is a regular visitor and treats the House with the absolute respect it deserves. The people did vote to retain this House and he is one of the few Ministers who actually respects its mandate.

We are here on very important business. I acknowledge the contribution of Senator Craughwell. It takes a fair man to apologise, put his hands up and say he was wrong. He was wrong that time. In fairness to him, he acknowledged it and I salute that. I remember that night last November very well. I was sitting in the same seat as now. As it happened, the Leader of the House was beside me. What we had to listen to that night was just appalling.