I remind Senator Craughwell that the terms of reference of the EU affairs committee do not allow what he proposed. He should be aware of the terms of reference of the committee.

I welcome the guests of a former Senator and now a Deputy from Wexford, Deputy Brendan Howlin. They are a group from the Men's Shed in Wexford. I am not sure if he is doing a try-out of that before the next election after which he will retire but on my behalf, I thank him for all of his service to public life as a Member of both Houses of the Oireachtas. I wish him well in his retirement, whenever that may be.