Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Very briefly, I wanted to note on the record of the House the sad passing of a former Deputy, Mr. Ben Briscoe. He was somebody who would have been known to many of us down the years. He served as a Deputy for Dublin. He was also Lord Mayor in 1988 for the wonderful Dublin millennium year. He will be sadly missed by his friends, colleagues and, of course, by the wider Fianna Fáil Party. He gave a lifetime of service to politics and to Dublin. For that, we are grateful.

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