Dáil debates

Tuesday, 24 May 2005

Death of Students: Expressions of Sympathy.

 

3:00 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I extend my deepest sympathy and that of my family to the families of the five children who died so tragically in the school bus crash in County Meath. To the devastated families and friends of Sinéad Ledwidge, Aimee McCabe, Deirdre Scanlon, Claire McCluskey and Lisa Callan, we offer our heartfelt condolences on their terrible loss. The thoughts of parents and children throughout the country are with these grieving families. A local community and a school community have been devastated by this tragedy and our thoughts are also with them.

Credit is due to all the emergency services for their fast and efficient response to the accident. The tragedy occurred at a time which is both poignant and stressful as pupils prepare for the start of exams and as parents invest their hopes for the future in their children. This tragedy raises many questions which will be addressed later in Dáil business. For now we can do no more than express our deepest sympathy. Comhbhrón ó chroí do na teaghlaigh uile agus suaimhneas síoraí dóibh siúd a fuair bás.

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