Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Not to put the hex on my affable committee colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, we had a real example in 2004 of two candidates with the same name. Regrettably, neither was elected in that local election. I expect Deputy Ó Broin to buck that trend comprehensively when the time comes.