Maire Devine (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will not be around later because of another issue arising in the Dáil. I extend my sympathy on the death of Captain Dara Fitzpatrick and the three missing crew of Rescue 116. God speed to the Irish Coast Guard and the local community in their determination to bring home the three missing crew members.

This morning we are mourning the deaths of two of Derry's proud sons, Ryan McBride, who died young and suddenly, and the Sinn Féin leader, Martin McGuinness, who was not yet old. Martin's legacy will be etched in our collective mind. I refer to his courage, conscience, integrity, honour and his love for his native Derry and this island. Through his leadership, initially in the civil rights movement and then as a proud IRA volunteer defending his community, as a Member of Parliament and Assembly Member, as Minister for Education and as deputy First Minister at Stormont, he displayed nobility of spirit, as befits an extraordinary statesman. We in Sinn Féin and others across this island and beyond bathed in his easy, warm and relaxed personality that embraced everyone. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and those in his home town of Derry. Farewell Martin. Your watch is ended. We will sorely miss you.

I second Senator Paul Gavin's proposal.