Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I join my colleagues in sympathising with the Green Party on the death of its General Secretary. As someone who survived a heart attack I am always upset to hear of young people dying in that way. I offer my sympathy to Mr. Hamilton's family.

I am glad that Dáil business has resumed after the summer break. Nothing has changed. I read in the newspapers and heard on television about the exciting events that would happen yesterday on the resumption of sittings. The blood of Fianna Fáil backbenchers was to have been on the carpet but I am still waiting to see this. Nothing seems to have happened.

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