Is Senator Rabbitte or Senator Flaherty leading off for Fianna Fáil?

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Sheila Nix and Emma Coughlan to the Gallery, who are guests of Senator Joanne Collins. They are both welcome to Seanad Éireann today.

I also welcome Dympna Daly-Finn to the Gallery. She is most welcome to Seanad Éireann today.

Senator Harmon, without interruption.

I remind Members about public utterances and, obviously, the balance between the public good and the right of individuals, and to make sure that we do not cause injury or harm as they are not here to defend themselves. However, the public good is of the utmost importance to all Senators in their contributions in the Chamber.

I thank the Senator for sharing her story and for recognising all the work of Senators and others on this important issue.

I would have intervened last week.

I should say Senator Comyn, without interruption, but she may work away.

I join with the Senator in welcoming Councillor Duffy to the Gallery. She is most welcome. In a strange twist of events I think I spent an extended period of time in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with her sister. There is a whole story behind that but I will buy Councillor Duffy a coffee and explain that one to her.

I welcome my colleague from Kerry, the former Senator Ned O'Sullivan. It is great to see him back in the Seanad. I am sure he is missing us but, as he would know, it was Pádraig Kennelly of Kerry's Eye who used to say that a day outside Kerry was a day wasted. I am sure Ned is enjoying life in Listowel and an active retirement with the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival and everything else. It is great to see him back here in Seanad Éireann. Anois, an Seanadóir Andrews.

It is said that a Kerry person with a footballing inferiority complex is a footballer who thinks he or she is just as good as everybody else.

I will need to check the Standing Orders but I do not think the Senator can make such an accusation.

I welcome to the Gallery, all the way from the Roughty Valley in Kerry, Mr. Christy Hussey. He has soldiered long and hard on hurling fields in Kerry in matches between our nearest neighbours, Kilgarvan and Kenmare. I have participated in some of those battles myself. I use that word because they were far closer to being battles than hurling matches.

I said this already in relation to Standing Order 52 about the public interest and that balance. I want to remind all Members of that issue.

Senator Duffy's sister is in the Visitors Gallery.

In the world of priorities, your sister comes first.

Do not worry, I will give you extra time.

It is Mayo's to lose.

How about the French and the Spanish? Let us not forget Argentina and England tomorrow. I cannot wait to hear everybody's comments on that one. Before I call on Seanadóir O'Reilly, I welcome H.E. Dennis King, ambassador of Canada to Ireland. He is most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I also welcome my good friend James Maloney, MP, head of delegation for the Ireland-Canadian friendship group, along with Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain and Manuelle Oudar; and Elisabeth Briere, MP; Patrick Bonin, MP; and Kevin Waugh, MP. …

Anois, the Deputy Leader on the Order of Business. It is the last sitting and I have allowed time to slip, so the shortness of the reply will be mostly my fault.