I send my condolences to the people of County Donegal and the families of the four young lads who were tragically killed in a car accident this week. I cannot imagine the devastation and the heartbreak the families are going through.

I show my support for the nurses who are on strike today. Nurses are amazing. The work they do is beyond the beyonds. They are absolutely amazing. I will never forget when I brought my sister to the emergency department last year. It was like a war zone and I will never forget what I saw there. It really struck me, in my heart and soul, the actual level of trauma with which the nurses were dealing. They were almost in trauma themselves. At one point I asked a nurse to help my sister and the nurse could hardly hear me owing to distress and tiredness. I express my solidarity with and support for the nurses who are on strike today. I really hope the Government will sit down, listen and hear them and at last give them the respect they deserve.

I celebrate Luke Kelly, a wonderful man and one of Ireland's finest performers. It is wonderful to see him being celebrated at last. I congratulate his family and all those involved. I am aware that there will be celebrations tonight in Liberty Hall. I cannot make them, but there will be a fantastic number of great supporters there singing his songs in memory of him. It is a great day. We remember Luke Kelly today.

We all endorse what the Senator has said.