Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Craughwell. I will interject briefly before I call Senator Maria Byrne to speak on behalf of the Fine Gael group. I welcome pupils from the Harold School in Glasthule. It is lovely to have them here. It is good that they want to visit the Houses of Parliament. I also welcome their teachers. Without the initiative of their teachers, they would not be here. This type of visit is central to good civic education and developing citizenship. They are very welcome. I am a former teacher so I appreciate what is involved. It is lovely to have them all here.