Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I sympathise with the family of former Senator and Deputy, Martin J. O'Toole. I did not know him too well but I met him in Leinster House on a number of occasions. I am one of the youngest Fianna Fáil Oireachtas Members, if not the youngest, but I remember his name when I was a teenager following politics when I should have been following other pursuits. I remember him as a nice and decent man and I would like to join in the expressions of sympathy. He was a national figure at the time. Despite the fact that my great-grandfather was from near Croagh Patrick, I am from the other side of the country but his name resonated around the country, not just in County Mayo. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.