Peter Callanan (Fianna Fail)

It is with a measure of sadness that I join in the many tributes paid to the memory of the late Liam Burke and extend my sympathy to his wife, daughters and family. His virtues have been well extolled today but the word "humility" has not been used. Like all Cork people, Liam was a humble person. He was also joyous and personable, a people person. While he served the Fine Gael Party well, he served the people of Cork better, irrespective of their politics. Like most Corkonians, he worked for the benefit of his people, with no regard to the various changes in constituency boundaries. My sympathy goes to Mrs. Burke, Liam's daughters and his wider family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.