I call Senator Joe O'Reilly, who indicated first, and then Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile.

I call Senator Ó Donnghaile to move the motion proposing Senator Warfield.

We had unparliamentary language, so we are not going to have a repeat.

I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile. I ask Senator Boylan to second the motion.

I will put the questions in the order in which the motions have been moved. Is the motion proposing Senator Buttimer agreed to?

As the motion in respect of Senator Buttimer's nomination has been successful, the motion proposing Senator Warfield lapses. I call on the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Buttimer, to address the House.

I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and call Senator Warfield.

I look forward to working with the Leas-Chathaoirleach. He is a formidable politician and I mean that in the best sense of the word. He advocates for his community, county and party, as he should do, but in a forceful and fair way. Fine Gael is lucky to have him and we are lucky to have him as Leas-Chathaoirleach. As there are no other speakers, I will ask the Leader when it is proposed to sit again.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I thank the father of the House. Senator David Norris is, of course, a man we all admire, although not necessarily a man we all agree with all the time. While we differ on many things, and while I know he is a Joycean scholar, at one stage in his long political career he quoted the great Samuel Beckett with regard to being relentless and tenacious, a point also referred to by the former Cathaoirleach, Senator O’Donovan. Beckett said: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Many of …

I invite anyone who wishes to speak to indicate. I am delighted that all the Senators are here and I congratulate them all for getting to Seanad Éireann. I will most certainly do anything I can for them. I call on my good friend, Senator Ó Donnghaile from Belfast, and commiserate with him.

If the Senator would like a recount, that is no problem. We will facilitate that.

I thank the Senator and join him in praising Billy Lawless and his work on behalf of the diaspora all over the world, including the 40 million in the United States, including the undocumented, for whom he worked so hard. I also congratulate the former Deputy, John Deasy, who worked with him in that regard. I too share Senator McDowell's disappointment that Ian Marshall is not here with us today. He is a man who stepped up and showed great courage in coming down here and he got a lot of criticism from within his own…

I thank the Leader. I have been getting the running order wrong. I call Senator Bacik.

I thank Senator Bacik. I call the former leader of the Fianna Fáil group, Senator Catherine Ardagh, who served the Fianna Fáil Party so well in the previous Seanad.

I thank Senator Ardagh. I also belatedly thank her for the three votes in her house. We spoke earlier about standing on the shoulders of giants so we also remember Senator Ardagh's father today. He was a great public servant and her family have been true champions of public service through the years. Senator Ardagh's name was also on the sign language Bill for the deaf community. I thank her for her support on that and for her kind words. I am going out of sequence but I wish to call my great colleague from Cork, S…

Thank you, Senator Buttimer. When we meet again at the next Munster final, please God, the words of Samuel Beckett will no doubt be ringing in your ears about trying harder and failing better. I am going to call on the Green Party's Senator Róisín Garvey whose father I once canvassed in a Seanad election. It might be a dark family secret, but probably not in Clare, that her father, Flan Garvey, served Fianna Fáil in Clare for many years. It probably did her no harm when it came to general elections and council elec…

Absolutely.

I thank Senator Garvey for her work during the pandemic. I know that you were in your community delivering provisions, messages and water even to the members of your community. That is truly public service at its most fundamental. You showed that in your community, as a member of the council. No doubt that you will show it here too. I thank you for your kind words. I call on the man from Listowel, the great Senator Ned O'Sullivan, one of the great servants of this House. He is also a great Fianna Fáil man and, as h…

I am still the junior.