I appreciate that. I have come to Seanad Éireann to raise the question of cluster bombs. This is particularly appropriate since the Convention on Cluster Munitions, effectively banning them, was signed in Dublin in May 2008. Figures in 2018 show that more than 21,000 people have been either killed or injured by these vicious weapons. A large percentage of these people were children, and this is the especially vicious, filthy and nasty thing about cluster bombs. When they break up in mid-air, the cluster bombs land and look like toys, and I think this is done deliberately. Children pick them up and then they are killed or maimed, and it is a shocking thing. Some 123 countries have decided to ban the use of cluster bombs entirely, and I welcome this. The use of cluster bombs amounts to state terrorism. It takes us back to the era of extraordinary rendition and waterboarding. I am a strong supporter of President Zelenskyy and I call on him to reject the use of cluster bombs and to refuse delivery of these vicious and inappropriate weapons.

On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I thank the Cathaoirleach for his kind words on Brendan Daly, a wonderful character and politician. I believe that, sadly, his brother John passed away yesterday so it is a double tragedy and bereavement for the family. Sadly, last night we heard that Ben Briscoe passed away, another great Fianna Fáil stalwart.

He was a decent man.

He gave 37 years of his life to Leinster House, and he was Lord Mayor of Dublin also. He was proud of his party and of Dublin, his city. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. I know we will have an opportunity to pay tribute to him at another stage.

I had the opportunity on Thursday to be in Lullymore Heritage Park, which is a wonderful place to visit in north-west Kildare. It was the occasion of its 30th anniversary. Its founder, Seán Judge, a man of great vision and creativity, saw an opportunity when the bogs were being decimated and when jobs were being decimated, to give employment to the area and to bring about cultural tourism, which is so important in our heritage and having a sense of where we are from. Sadly, Seán is no longer with us but the dream has carried on through his wife Geraldine, his son Johnny, and his three daughters. The park provides a lot of employment and it is a wonderful area for young people to go to learn about biodiversity. The Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, came down to celebrate this and to launch the last part of the boardwalk. I would recommend anyone to go to it. The reason I am raising this is that the park was able to get some funding under the just transition programme, which is hugely important, but the small town of Rathangan, which is 3 miles up the road, cannot get funding because of the municipal district it is in. That decision is made in the EU but anybody who is familiar with Rathangan knows about the Bord na Móna presence there and about the number of people who came to work, stay and live there. As the absence of Bord na Móna in the area has caused huge unemployment, this needs to be revisited at a European level and I ask that this happen.

I also want to mention the scenes on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme last night. Any of us who saw it were shocked by the footage we saw of young calves.

It is wholly unacceptable, both the treatment that we saw around marts and then travelling abroad. Of course, we cannot paint all farmers and all mart operators with the same brush. There are so many responsible and caring individuals in the industry who take incredible pride in their work and in their stock. However, it is important that we call it out and I welcome that the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, has already made the decision to launch a full investigation into it.