As I came into Leinster House this morning, I could hear all the shouting emanating from this Chamber. A group of schoolchildren were in the hall. We are doing ourselves a great deal of harm in this House when we shout and raise objections. I heard Senator Mooney say that when the Cathaoirleach is on his feet, it is expected that the speaker should resume his or her seat. Certain behaviour will damage the future of this House. We have to be careful how we handle that because it is on our own shoulders if we find ourselves doing harm to the future of this House.

I refer to Senator Barrett's contribution about the Alliance Party and the terror that was foisted on its members yesterday in Northern Ireland. We do not recognise the wonderful peace we have enjoyed in recent times. This has been enabled, to a large extent, by organisations like the Alliance Party. We must remember that peace was not achieved easily nor did it come easily to those people who had to take steps which were not always welcome. Senator Mooney also referred to the Buy Irish campaign. I would love to think people would buy Irish products. He mentioned the NDC mark on milk. We should remember that there are six counties in Northern Ireland that are part of this island. When we talk about buying Irish, we should include the whole island and not just part of it. I remember when Irish products were identified in my supermarket. I was asked what to call a product from Antrim or Armagh. It did not dawn on me to regard such products as anything but Irish. We should do our best to purchase Irish goods this Christmas and to include the whole island.

Last night a major security operation on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House was not because anyone was protesting against the budget but rather it was because a very distinguished guest, Hillary Clinton, was in town. The Clintons are always welcome to this country. Their work on its behalf will go down in history because it has been eminently positive. She is speaking in DCU this afternoon and I wish her well. Every time the Clintons come to Dublin, they bring significant publicity for Ireland throughout America.

Anywhere the Clintons go they are followed by the American and international media because they are probably the best example of what politics can achieve. I am disappointed that Bill Clinton will probably not become the US ambassador to Ireland, simply because he wants to remain doing the valuable work he is doing with his foundation which, I believe, will win a Nobel Peace Prize in time to come. I wish the Secretary of State all the best with her trip to Ireland and hope it is as successful as she hopes it will be.

Obviously, the Order of Business-----

My apologies, I forgot to call Deputy Colm Burke and other Senators.