Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Sinn Féin Deputies and our sole Member in the Upper House, Senator Doherty, I wish to extend our sympathy to the late Senator Kieran Phelan's wife Mary, to his four daughters and son, and to all his extended family on what is quite clearly for them a terrible morning with news such as this presenting in such a sudden way.

I want to extend our sympathy to the Taoiseach, as a friend and colleague of the late Senator Phelan, and to the Fianna Fáil Party here in this House and in the Seanad, and indeed, to all the Members of the Upper House who have just lost a colleague in that tier of representation.

At this point - I am sure we will have an opportunity again to pay tribute to the late Senator - I would like to join with colleagues in extending once more our sympathy to his grieving family at this time and to his colleagues in the Fianna Fáil Party.

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