That concludes Leaders' Questions, and it being the last Leaders' Questions of the session-----

I am sorry. Can I say something?

Yes, you can.

I take the opportunity, which I should have at the outset, to thank the Ceann Comhairle and all of the ushers and staff in Leinster House for their courtesy, co-operation, tolerance and infinite patience with all of us. We wish them a bit of a break, or rather, more of a break. They will obviously still be here but will have some respite from the day-to-day pressures of the House being in operation. I sincerely thank them on my behalf, that of the Government, and all of the Government parties.

I thank the Tánaiste. I need to begin by thanking him, the Taoiseach and the members of the Government, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald and the leaders of the other parties and groups for their unfailing help, support and courtesy over the course of the year. I extend our good wishes to those of our Members who are unwell at present. I hope we see them all back fit and well in September. I join the Tánaiste in expressing our gratitude to the Secretary General and all of those in the services across the whole spectrum of activities in the House. We are fortunate to have people who work with us and support us in our every action, who are unfailingly courteous and supportive, and who have dedicated their lives to public service through the service they give to this House.

I also thank the journalists who keep a careful eye on us. They are behind me so I cannot see them, but they are behind all of us all of the time-----

They can see you.

-----keeping an eye on us. We need never to lose sight of the fact they fulfil an essential role on behalf of the public in keeping an eye on us and informing the public, very often in a positive way, of what is happening. I am also conscious that we are at a point in the electoral cycle where tensions are beginning to build.

I never noticed.

Certainly, when we come back in September, I suspect the temperature will be a little higher than it is now.

Climate change.

Therefore, I say to Members, please, look after yourselves during the summer break. The cynics will think we are off on our long holidays, as they will always do. You, the Members, know, and I know, that people will be working assiduously in their constituencies. Maybe take a little time away from your phones. If Deputy Danny Healy-Rae were here, I would be advocating that to him in particular. But please, you need to spend time with your families and with your loved ones. We are not going through a dress rehearsal. If you do not do it now, you will not get the opportunity to do it in the future.

Looking back, we have a very interesting couple of months. Since 1 December 2022, we have had three presidents address jointing sittings: President von der Leyen, President Metsola and the extraordinary visit of President Biden.

All of those went off without any difficulty thanks to the excellent preparatory work our staff did. Go raibh maith agaibh go léir agus bíodh samhradh an-mhaith agaibh ar fad.