I also extend every good wish to Senator Jimmy Harte on his retirement. He has been an amazing contributor to Irish public life, both on Donegal County Council and latterly in Seanad Éireann, following in the footsteps of his illustrious father, Paddy Harte. I am sure the Harte family will continue to be at the centre of Irish political life in the future.

I welcome today's Private Members' motion on the current situation in Northern Ireland. In that context, I condemn in the strongest possible terms the outrageous comments by a Donaghmede Sinn Féin councillor that those who run Irish rugby had an inferiority complex.

I agree with the Senator.

He went on to remark on the anti-national attitude of the west Brits who still run Irish rugby. That is the equivalent of an American calling someone an Uncle Tom.

Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?

This goes to the heart of who we are. In fact, the people who run Irish rugby could be termed national heroes as they have kept a united organisation throughout the Troubles in a deeply fractured space. It is with great pride that I will cheer a 32-county Irish team as they play on the world stage with a fair chance of winning the tournament. Let us remember that Amhrán na bhFiann is the national anthem of a 26-county Irish Republic and we are rightly proud of it.

Hold on.

Does Senator Jim D’Arcy have a question for the Leader on the Order of Business?

This rugby team is a much more ancient and deeply spiritual manifestation of an older Irish nation.

The Senator should call for a debate on the issue.

Those who run the organisation should be applauded and not-----

I call Senator Terry Leyden.

I wish to say one thing, a Chathaoirligh.

The Senator is over time. Many speakers are offering.

He would not say that to our county men, the two Kearney brothers, Dave and Rob, if they were looking at him.

Senator Jim D'Arcy will have a platform on a wider stage next week at the Council of Europe when he can explain all of those things to the 800 million people who are represented by the Council of Europe. I look forward to hearing his contributions next week. He is a very good contributor also.

Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?

I join the Leader and our leader on this side of the House on what was said about Senator Jimmy Harte. I wish him well. He was very popular here and was so proud and delighted to be a Senator. I know this from his contributions and meeting him. It is sad that he has decided to resign for health reasons. We wish him a speedy recovery. I also extend best wishes to him, his wife, Mary, and family.

I served with his father, Paddy Harte, as a Deputy and took over from Paddy in the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in 1982. When I met Jimmy I was struck by how proud he was of his connection with the FAI and the staff there, whom he brought into the House. We were all delighted to be in the House but he was particularly delighted as he had worked very hard to get here, having previously been a councillor. His father and mother were also here and they were very proud of him. It is disappointing, but we wish him every success.

The decision by Paddy Cosgrave's company to move the web summit from Dublin to Lisbon is a major disappointment. I pay tribute to him and his team of 120 workers in bringing the summit here, which grew from a small number, 400 or 500, in 2010 to 30,000 last year. The Government should explain why it allowed this marvellous event to leave the country. It was a great contributor to Dublin and to Ireland, because what comes into Dublin also spreads, from a tax point of view, to people around the country. As the former political head of Bord Tráchtála, now Enterprise Ireland, I believe the State should have its own, Irish web summit next year. I do not see why we are depending on any individual company to arrange for seminars and functions in this country which is the leading light in the world. Mr. Cosgrave has no monopoly of seminars or summits. I am sure that Bord Fáilte, Enterprise Ireland and other enterprising people would be prepared to get the leaders of Google and such organisations together to bring our own international summit to Ireland and to hold it, not just in Dublin but in Galway, Cork, Limerick and other parts of the country. Let us be more proactive in this regard. This country is Ireland Inc. and we are stronger than any Paddy Cosgrave company. We can do it if we want to do it, with the will and the right leadership, which I hope will be forthcoming from the last dying sting of this particular wasp of a Government.