Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

A Chathaoirligh, you and I and other Members of this House and the Dáil attended the Interparliamentary Union last week where historic outcomes in peaceful coexistence and cybercrime were agreed. We frequently have a crack at one another in this House because of different political ideology, etc. Along with the Cathaoirleach, Senator Clifford-Lee of Fianna Fáil, a member of the Green Party, Senator Róisín Garvey, and Deputy Denis Naughten attended. I want to place on record the pride I have in the people I travelled with. I was never more proud to be Irish and to be with wonderful people at the gathering of 143 parliaments in Bahrain. I hope it is not embarrassing to the Cathaoirleach, but his speech to the assembly was outstanding. People were speaking about him long after he sat down, sad to say.