Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator and join him in praising Billy Lawless and his work on behalf of the diaspora all over the world, including the 40 million in the United States, including the undocumented, for whom he worked so hard. I also congratulate the former Deputy, John Deasy, who worked with him in that regard.I too share Senator McDowell's disappointment that Ian Marshall is not here with us today. He is a man who stepped up and showed great courage in coming down here and he got a lot of criticism from within his own community for taking that step. As we all know, such courage should be rewarded. I feel the same as Senator McDowell about representing people. This Chamber is about giving people a voice. I thank Senator McDowell for his kind words. I call on the Leader of the House to address the House and I apologise to her for getting my running order wrong.