Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I attended the lunch on Friday with Senator O'Neill, who is one of the great attendees of the Lansdowne lunch. Nearly 80,000 people who were born in Ireland also now call Australia home. Last year there were over 14,000 Irish citizens on working holidays here, so they continue to play a part in shaping our Australian way of life. Everyone from prime ministers and premiers to ministers, scientists, investors and jurists have all celebrated their Irish heritage. I want to honour our Irish-Australian community for their longstanding and continuing contribution to this country and its people. I apologise in advance for my Gaelic, and I will do this the best I can: slainte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mna go deo—health to the men, and may the women live forever!