Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I also express condolence to the families of all the victims of the weekend's events. We in south Dublin will have ten funerals. The accident in Carrickmines was so horrific that the suffering of the victims and those who have been left behind does not bear thinking about. I offer my sympathy to the families and friends of those who died: Willie Lynch and Tara Gilbert and their children, Kelsey and Jodie, Thomas and Sylvia Connors and their children, Jim, Christy and six-month-old Mary, and Willie Lynch's brother, Jimmy. I also offer my sympathy to the extended community in Carrickmines and Bray and the Traveller friends of the families living in neighbouring districts, who are doing Trojan work providing services and facilities to the families, including counselling. The council will also help out, and I am aware that an online fund has been established by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help with the costs of ten funerals, which will be an expensive business.

I pay tribute to Garda Tony Golden. May he rest in peace. I extend my sympathies to his wife and three children. Garda Golden's death brings home to us again that gardaí put their lives in danger every day of the week. Detective Adrian Donohoe's wife must be feeling for Nicola, Garda Golden's wife, and her children. I sympathise with the family of Garda Tony Golden, who are from County Mayo.There is so much one could say about it and there is so much that has to be done. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government announced today that every local authority will have to carry out a review, as we do not want a recurrence of this type of accident. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anam dílis.