Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Cathaoirleach and apologise to Senator Ó Domhnaill for interjecting. I take this opportunity to welcome to the Public Gallery the students of Breifne College in Cavan town, formerly known as Cavan vocational school, which I am proud to have attended. The students are accompanied by their teachers, Ms Aileen Connolly McGettigan and Ms Dolores O'Reilly. Among the students is a young man who sent me an email a number of months ago, Andrew McDermott, whose grandfather I know very well. On behalf of myself and my colleague, Senator Joe O'Reilly, who cannot be here because he is attending the Council of Europe, I very much welcome the students to this House, this place of legislation. They are listening to a very important debate today. Senators regularly debate very important issues here.

We have with us the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, who is not a school student, although he is not long out of school. He shows what education can do. I request the father of the House to come out and have his photograph taken with us.