I thank Senator Mary Ann O'Brien for her very kind words, which I appreciate greatly. I have enjoyed my years here and look forward to keeping in touch with people like the Senator. I was also impressed by her words about the late Terry Wogan. I remember getting in touch with him some years ago to help me with a television programme. He was very helpful and while he was not able to make that particular visit, he had a strong association with Ireland and such love and enthusiasm for the country.

He is not the only one. I remember coming back from London on an aeroplane with Eamonn Andrews some years ago. He said he went over every Monday and came back to his home in Portmarnock every Friday. He never got a welcome from the taxi men at Dublin Airport because Portmarnock is only about seven or eight minutes away. I very kindly offered him a lift as I had my own car at the airport. He insisted on me coming into his house in Portmarnock-----

Did he pay the Senator?