Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Dan BoyleDan Boyle (Green Party)

On behalf of the Green Party, An Comhaontas Glas, I wish to be associated with the tributes paid on the passing of the former Member of this House and Dáil Éireann, Billy Kenneally. The contributions to date, especially by those who worked directly with him, show a person with fierce commitment and no inconsiderable achievements in public life. That the people of Waterford recognised this on a regular basis is enough recognition.

I also wish to be associated with the comments made about the presence of the family and the contribution made by it over three generations. This takes commitment in its own right. I also wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to our Oireachtas colleague, Deputy Brendan Kenneally. To be part of the service of three generations may be unique. I am not sure of the historical precedent but it must be rare for a father and son to have served in both Houses of the Oireachtas. That the House is addressing his father's contribution is an expression of the contribution the Kenneally family has made towards the working of these Houses, to life in Waterford and politics in the country.

On behalf of my party, I wish to be associated with the comments made.

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