David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I offer my sympathy to Finola and the family, and to Richard and Mary. I served with John from 1997 until he retired. I admired him greatly. He was a giant, as people have mentioned. He strode these corridors with purpose and conviction. In particular, he was very anti-violence and anti-war. Of late he was concerned about what is happening in Ukraine and around the world. We are all concerned about that but he wrote about it and I know he felt about it.

As colleagues have said, he was very much in touch with people. One woman in my constituency had a shrine to John Bruton in her house, with photographs and cards. Kathleen Woulfeis her name. She is a former councillor and wrote to him. She is now quite elderly. She rang me yesterday and was very upset as I am sure many people are. This is a sad time, but John's spirit lives on. May he rest in peace.

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