Pat Moylan (Fianna Fail)

I would like to be associated with the tributes paid to the late Peter Callanan who was a Member of this House from 1997. As a nominee of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, ICOS, he successfully contested three Seanad elections on the Agricultural Panel. He worked for many years as a member of Cork County Council, on which he served the people of Cork with great commitment and dedication and demonstrated his expertise and knowledge on issues relating to agriculture, which were also greatly valued by his colleagues in the Seanad.

Peter made a significant contribution to political life and the Houses of the Oireachtas in his role as a Senator. He was reliable, good humoured and totally committed to the Fianna Fáil Party and Seanad Éireann. He will be greatly missed by his many friends in the Oireachtas and his native county of Cork. He is particularly missed by his wife, Sheila; sons, Gerard, Liam, David and Denis, and daughters, Deirdre and Fionnuala, all of whom are with us today.