Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We remember all of the women who contributed throughout history. In my own case, I remember the late Ms Eileen Desmond of the Labour Party, who was the first woman Member elected from Cork to be a Minister. We also remember people such as Ms Nuala Fennell who was appointed, if Members can remember, as the Minister of State with responsibility for women's affairs and family law. People are appointed today not because of being a woman but because of ability. We celebrate and rejoice in that. As many of our colleagues have said, we have much more work to do as well. Today, however, is a day of celebration, of remembrance and of thanking those involved in Vótáil 100.