Come to Kerry, Jerry. For the benefit of Members who might see people arriving later but speaking earlier than they do, there is a specific rota for speaking slots. I know it looks a bit unfair at times but it has been decided by leaders of groups. Senator Vincent P. Martin is the representative for the Green Party today. He will get three minutes. That is democracy and these are the rules. As in all parliamentary chambers, everybody should be afforded the opportunity to speak while abiding by the rules.

In the course of my maiden address to the House I did not mention the Cathaoirleach and congratulate him on his election. One is never too late to wish a person well in a new role. It is probably the last good wish he will get in this respect but I got it in before the House rose for the summer. I remember the Cathaoirleach canvassing at Monaghan County Council when Senator Robbie Gallagher was a councillor. He brought some razzmatazz to the campaign. It was out of Bobby Kennedy's book. He did not have the advantage of being a sitting county councillor but he had political acumen, like Senator Timmy Dooley, who also jumped the county council apprenticeship and went straight to the Upper House. I still have the lovely DVD.

"The Wind That Shakes the Barley".