Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Lord Speaker will now respond. I thank him for his thoughtful address, in particular in remembering those who worked on the Good Friday Agreement who are no longer with us. The phrase often used by President McAleese at the time was: "Those who drink the water should remember those who dug the well". The Lord Speaker is one of those who dug that well, so I thank him for being here and sharing his thoughts on his role and also the work that we can continue to do together to improve relations. I invite the Lord Speaker to respond.