Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I pay my deepest sympathies to the family of Christine Buckley, who passed away this morning. As all of us will know from the work she did on behalf of survivors of abuse and her establishment of the Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Centre, she worked tirelessly. It was sad to hear of her passing. I wish to express my condolences and those of the Fianna Fáil group in the Seanad to Christine's husband Donal and their children, Darragh, Conor and Cliona. I hope she has now found rest. I also hope we do not forget the work she did to improve services for children, improve the way we look after people who have been abused and ensure that such terrible events will not happen in this country in the future.

I wish to comment on the Order of Business for today and this week. I do not direct my criticism at the Leader, but it is pathetic that we are having statements on a Bill that has not even been introduced.