Address to Seanad Éireann by the Rt. Hon. Lord John McFall, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords
Seanad Éireann — 2022-10-05
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Mark Daly (CC), Administrative Panel

The Lord Speaker will now respond. I thank him for his thoughtful address, in particular in remembering those who worked on the Good Friday Agreement who are no longer with us. The phrase often used by President McAleese at the time was: "Those who drink the water should remember those who dug the well". The Lord Speaker is one of those who dug that well, so I thank him for being here and sharing his thoughts on his role and also the work that we can continue to do together to improve relations. I invite the Lord Speaker to respond.

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Sitting date: 2022-10-05