Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to be associated with all these warm, genuine and well-deserved tributes to Martin. We know he had a most pleasant personality. He was always kind and courteous. I met him first at Free Derry Corner in the 1980s - he was there along with councillor Shaun Gallagher, a Derry city councillor - on one of my visits to Derry and I always enjoyed going up there. I will not be repetitive. He deserves all that has been said. We know he was a tireless champion for peace and reconciliation and he achieved so much. I would like to be associated with the expression of deepest sympathy to his wife, Bernie, and family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh an anam dílis.