Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I support the Order of Business. How lovely to hear the words from Senator Norris. On Sunday I met with the O'Connors from Clondrohid just outside Macroom. We had a great conversation about John A. Murphy and how proud he was of Macroom. I absolutely echo Senator Norris's sentiments.

Today is International Women's Day. I wish a very happy International Women's Day to all of the female parliamentarians in this House and in Dáil Éireann, and all of the women who work here in Leinster House. We stand in solidarity with all of the women in Ukraine, and all of those women who are elected to represent them. I am looking forward to meeting some of them who will make the journey to Strasbourg next week for the emergency Council of Europe plenary session.

I started off this morning by going to a local community group of women in the Newbridge Family Resource Centre.On International Women's Day, we tend to think of those who are breaking the glass ceiling. For me, the day is about the women in the community who, day in and day out, work to support their families, neighbours and communities. Those are the people I want to honour today.

I pay tribute to my colleague, Senator Dooley, who I saw coming into the Chamber.