Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join the Cathaoirleach in welcoming our public representative colleagues from Washington County, Wisconsin. Speaker Robin Vos is one of the national co-chairs of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus. He is a speaker of the House in Wisconsin. Next time you see him, you might remind him his grandmother got a letter from former US President John F. Kennedy on 17 March 1963 on her 100th birthday. Speaker Vos is most welcome today. I am aware that he participated in a tree-planting ceremony in Galway to mark the 20th anniversary of the relationship with County Galway. We hope the delegates enjoy their time in Galway. I know they will and that they will spend as much time as they can on Shop Street, and also as much money as they can.

I also welcome to the Chamber our guests from Scoil Naomh Treasa National School, Bellewstown. I thank them very much for coming. We hope they will enjoy their time in the Seanad and all come back as Senators one day. Possibly there will be a few taoisigh among them. They will have to put their names on the ballot paper and they should make sure they register to vote. They may vote for whomever they want; I do not want to lobby.