Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Ahern is right. This Upper House of the Oireachtas is the most appropriate forum and venue in which to have his address and put everything together.

I welcome to the Gallery Ms Sandra Cullagh, who helped to prepare for today. I thank her for her advice and the many phone calls. I also thank Mr. John Grange. I welcome Mr. Joe English, Ms Brenda English, Mr. Mark Simpson, Ms Jessica Kelly, Mr. Conor Muldoon, Mr. Cian Bambrick and Mr. Patrick Hynes, and also, our great friend and former Seanad Leader or Iar-Cheannaire, Mr. Donie Cassidy. He is very welcome to the Gallery, as is Ms Sarah Kelly, who is here in her own right but also with Senator Wilson's team.

I welcome Mr. Jeremy Wilmshurst, first secretary in the British Embassy, and Ms Michelle Lacriarde, first secretary for Northern Ireland, who are here on behalf of the British ambassador who cannot be here today. I thank them for being here. We also send our best wishes to Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell and wish him and his family well on his journey to happy health. We thank him for his service and remember him today. We also have apologies from the Trimble and Hume families, who were to be here today but could not be with us.

I now call Senator Lisa Chambers who is sharing time with Senator Niall Blaney. Is that correct?