Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As Leader of the House, I sympathise, along with other Members, with the family of Jo Cox at this very sad moment. She was a wife, a mother and a parliamentarian, and from all we have learnt of her since her tragic death one cannot but be touched by the sincerity of her motivation and her diligent representation on behalf of her constituents. In the wider context her death must be seen as an attack on democracy, and all of us who cherish democracy resent very much the manner in which she was callously killed.To her husband, children and members of the House of Commons, we send our deepest sympathies.