Mr. John Horan:

I will conclude with one point, because I have probably gone beyond the time. Senator Black brought up the issue of alcohol. We are conscious of it. We were criticised for taking on the sponsorship of Guinness quite a number of years ago. There was stonewall silence when we distanced ourselves from it. To their credit, and hopefully, this is a road to the future, the Limerick hurling team, having 45 years of a gap bridged, have never allowed the Liam McCarthy Cup to enter one licensed premises or any alcohol to touch that cup. Hopefully, that is a step in the right direction. I compliment John Cregan for his leadership in Limerick for that initiative and that happening.

In conclusion, I thank everyone for the courtesy here today. On behalf of the association, I thank the Seanad for the honour of being given the opportunity to speak here. Hopefully, we can all work together because, as I stated in my speech, we are all here for the benefit of Irish society - strong, rich, poor, disabled and fully able. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.