John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

Like many others, I mourn the passing of our colleague. In particular, I found that, like others, I was drawn to Kieran. I was drawn to his affable ways, his kindness and his good humour. I will especially miss him at a time such as this when we have difficulties. I would get a statement from him as to the bottom line of what we are going through. He was a man who had the ability to see through what was happening, reassure everyone that everything would be fine and to see the bright side. To his family, I extend our condolences. We miss Kieran Phelan.