Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This nation owes Mr. Ahern a debt of gratitude for his dedication and the work he put into the Good Friday Agreement and all the years working up to it. It has served this nation very well and has laid the foundations for us all to move on from here. His dedication - even the final week leaving his mother's graveside and heading back to Northern Ireland - was a sign of his commitment to the peace process for which we are entirely grateful.