Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise two items. Along with my colleague, Senator John O'Mahony, I wish to pay sympathy to the family of Anthony Foley. It has been a time of disbelief and shock for people in the Limerick and Clare area. Anthony Foley embodied everything that was good about Irish rugby and particularly Munster rugby. Looking back, he had something in common with Brian Ború. He was very much the Brian Ború of Munster rugby. Brian Ború also came from Killaloe and lived in Killaloe, like Anthony Foley. The overall loss to the people of Limerick, the Munster region and Ireland pales into insignificance next to the loss to his wife, family and wider family. He was a young man of 42 years with a wife and two young children. I can only imagine how difficult it is for them. I want our sympathies to go out and to acknowledge, along with my colleagues in the House, what Anthony Foley stood for, which was loyalty, commitment and, above anything else, being a brilliant player. They said he was a bit short on pace. I recognised that case myself, but he made up for it with skill and by being in the right place at the right time. I wish to put that on the record.I want to speak about the Seanad Chamber. I listened with interest this morning to the former director of the National Museum, Dr. Pat Wallace, on the radio. We need clarity on several questions about the Chamber. First, when and to where is the Seanad Chamber moving? Are there implications for public services if the Seanad were to move to the National Museum? When someone of Pat Wallace's stature goes out on "Morning Ireland", we as a body need to deal with it.