Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before we finish I wish to say a couple of things. I will bring the Minister of State back in in a moment. I wish you the very best and offer my congratulations to you and Aideen, both of whom I have known very well for many years. We have soldiered together as councillors and in the Oireachtas for a number of years, and I wish you and Aideen the best day on Thursday and the best for your futures together.

This is possibly the last day we will be in the convention centre. I will not say "definitely" because who knows? It is, however, the last scheduled sitting of the Seanad in the convention centre. I thank everybody involved with the convention centre - the convention centre itself for giving us the venue and all the people involved, including the broadcasting people, the catering people and the facilities people who have helped us out. There have been sittings here for longer than the time since I have been back as a Member but, on my part and I am sure on all Senators' behalf, I thank everyone for that. It was helpful to have a venue that could accommodate us when it was needed.

The Minister of State indicated that he wanted to come back in.