Gaillimh abú.

A kingdom we can all support.

Senator Ó Donnghaile spoke about an event which took place in the Michael Davitts Gaelic Athletic Club last weekend and I thank him for bringing it to all of our attention. I continue to wish them well in their endeavours.

Senator Boyhan mentioned this morning that the Future of Media Commission report has gone to the Cabinet and he acknowledged that quality journalism, as I believe we will all agree, has to be supported, whether that is at a national or local level. We need a debate on the report in September and a conversation around the VAT that is charged on newspapers.

Senator Buttimer welcomed the Defence Forces announcements and how steady and solid a foundation it is for growth of that sector, with an increase in man and woman power in our Defence Forces. He would like to thank all of the people by our actions, I suppose, which is how he wants us to be measured. He acknowledged our good friend and colleague, Gabrielle McFadden, and her advocacy here over the years for the Defence Forces.

Senator Chambers opened the Order of Business debate today, not only by mentioning the Defence Forces and her advocacy on that front for the past number of years, and by welcoming the increase in its budget to €1.5 billion, but invited us all to her policy, which is the launch of the Fianna Fáil policy on women today. I am very mindful of the amount of work that she has put in on its behalf and in her organisation of it, with of all her colleagues. I welcome any scrutiny and support she can get, in being responsible for the first political party to have a female health policy. It certainly puts in all our minds that we all should probably do the same.

As this will be my final Order of Business debate this week, I thank colleagues for what has been an incredible year. We have debated without much division, thankfully, but with major policy differences on issues, in a very respectful way and I believe that that is what makes the Seanad very different to the Upper House, or rather to the Lower House, my apologies.

The Leader should know that.

That was the Leader's ascension.

I am having a blonde day. I thank colleagues for their co-operation, for their interaction and for their contributions to the debates because they have been very healthy. In particular, I thank our staff, ushers and all of the support people in the Oireachtas who look after and mind us so well, and for their commitment, in particular, at this time of the year, because people in the Bills Office and indeed in these Houses have to work twice as hard just because we have to catch up with the amount of work that we have to do. I just want to acknowledge that work most sincerely and to thank them for all of their help in the past number of weeks and for the whole year also.

Indeed. Before I put the question, I echo the same sentiments about the Leader's own leadership of the Seanad.

Well said.

She has done an extraordinary job, as has her Deputy Leader, Senator Chambers.

I also want to welcome our very distinguished former Member to the Gallery, Senator emeritus Sean Barrett, and it is wonderful to have him here.