Politicians should not suffer amnesia and what one says today should count tomorrow.

With regard to climate change, I support Senator Aideen Hayden. The Government has given a commitment and it is contained in the legislative programme for the climate change Bill in section G. I would support moving the measure forward, if we could, to section A. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is in Doha on important business to discuss the climate change issue. We have the National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012 which is due for renewal and I support that.

It was 26° Celsius in Doha this morning.

I wish to thank Fáilte Ireland from which I met a delegation yesterday. It has given great support to me and the Leader of the Seanad, Senator Maurice Cummins, because we shall bring over 200 MEPs and MPs to Ireland in 2013 for a conference on energy, its production and preservation. Senator Michael Mullins spoke about The Gathering earlier. I thank Fáilte Ireland and the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ring, for the support that they have given to the Seanad, in particular to the Leader and me in order to bring the conference to Ireland for 2013. It is pleasing to have a good national body and Senator Terry Brennan is the spokesperson here in the Seanad. It is worth expressing positive news on the record rather than all negative news.

I thank and commend the Senator.