Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Thar ceann an Chomhaontais Ghlais — the Green Party — ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a chur in iúl do mhuintir Michael O'Higgins agus go mór mhór dá bhean chéile agus a chlann, atá anseo inniu.

It is humbling to recall such a proud record of service as that of Michael O'Higgins and his family over many generations. It stands out as something we do not often have an opportunity to recall in this House, and it serves also to remind people that what one's family — as well as individual constituency representatives — gives is a collective act of public service. The case of the O'Higgins family has shown that such service knows no limits — down to life itself. For that, I pay tribute to the memory of Michael J. O'Higgins, to his achievements and to those of his family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

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