Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

I wish Deputy Seán Barrett well. I worked with him on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security and found him to be a fair and impartial chairperson. I have known Deputy Barrett as a colleague in the Dáil for the past 11 years. While my preferred choice would have been the election of an Independent as Ceann Comhairle, I wish Deputy Barrett and his family well.

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