Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

My colleague, Senator Bannon, has told me that Senator O'Reilly was much loved in County Longford, which was not his native county, and he was noted for his service to the community there. As the Leader said, it is rightly our normal practice to recognise the contributions of former colleagues to both Houses and it is clear from the speeches she quoted that Senator O'Reilly was ahead of his time in terms of the policy arguments he made and the positions he took.