Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Tá an Teachta Crowe tinn ag an uair seo, ach le cuidiú Dé beidh sé anseo arís sar i bhfad. Ba mhaith liom an Teachta Crowe a mholadh mar Leas-Cheann Comhairle inniu. Tá mé ag ainmniú an Teachta Crowe mar tá sé lán-sásta, agus tá mise lán-sásta, go mbeidh sé in ann dualgais na hoifige sin a chomhlíonadh i ngach slí a shásóidh Baill an Tí seo go hiomlán. Is Teachta Dála é le deich mbliana anuas agus tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé lán-ábalta an jab tábhachtach seo a dhéanamh.

I nominate Deputy Seán Crowe who is absent because he is recovering from an operation but who will, hopefully, please God, will be here before long, for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He was first elected to the Dáil in 2002 and served diligently in the Twenty-ninth, Thirty-first and now the Thirty-second Dáil, representing the constituency of Dublin South-West. Deputy Crowe hails form Rathfarnham, but has lived for many years with his wife, Pamela, in Tallaght, and for many years represented the area as a member of South Dublin County Council. When the peace process was initiated, Deputy Crowe headed the Sinn Féin delegation to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in Dublin Castle.

He also represented our party in the multi-party negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. He is very experienced and he made a huge contribution to crafting these events and agreements which are now part of our history. Deputy Crowe has served as a party spokesperson on foreign affairs for a number of years and has contributed positively to numerous Dáil committees, particularly the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.

Teachta Durkan talked about never taking away anyone's character. Deputy Crowe has never done that in the decades that I have known him. He has gone about his politics positively, cheerfully and with some humour, but in a very dedicated and passionate way. I know that he will work to the best of his ability as Leas-Cheann Comhairle to the benefit of every Teachta here. I have no doubt that he will act at all times in an impartial and fair manner to everyone's benefit. I believe he will work closely with the Ceann Comhairle in the job of driving forward the reform of the Dáil and the Oireachtas generally.

Tuigeann éinne a bhfuil aithne aige nó aici ar an Teachta Crowe thar na blianta gur Teachta an-chothrom é agus go dtabharfaidh sé faoin obair go díchealleach, mar atá déanta aige thar na blianta. Beidh sé an-ábalta post lárnach an Leas-Chinn Chomhairle a dheánamh.

Molaim a ainmniúchán. Tá súil agam go mbeidh daoine in ann teacht salach ar na difríochtaí atá i gceist agus go mbeidh siad in ann vóta a chaitheamh ar son an Teachta Seán Crowe.

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