Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Thank you. Before I call Senator Mullen, I welcome the students from St. Columb’s College in Derry who are with us this afternoon. We are joined by Mark McConnellogue, James Tourish, a student who was the winner of the life advocate awards essay competition, and Adam McIntyre, Aaron Kelly and Geraldine Ahern, who are here with them today. As members will know, St. Columb’s College is one of the most illustrious colleges in the country, with Nobel laureates, sportspeople, musicians, academics and even an RTÉ correspondent as part of its illustrious alumni. I call Senator Mullen.