Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The combined time for the speeches of the proposer and seconder are 16 minutes and they may share time. All other Senators will have six minutes. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan.

Before I call on the proposer of the motion, Senator Warfield, I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery Representative John Lawn and his family Shannon, Katherine, Jack, Liam, Maeve and Owen. I also welcome Martina, Schminge, Oscar and James. They are all welcome to Seanad Éireann. John is the Chair of the Massachusetts American Irish State Legislators Caucus. We are delighted to welcome them here and we hope they enjoy this debate.