Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is sometimes said that, unfortunately, we often wait until people pass away to say nice things about them, but I always felt this way about Feargal Quinn. His absence and our tributes to him today remind us that we should all strive to lift each other up in our communities, support one another and work together for the greater good. There are not many people who have the greater good at heart in reality, but Feargal Quinn was a man who did. He is a profound loss to this family, who no doubt miss him every day. I am sorry that I am speaking with my back to them. I am conscious of that but I am in my allocated seat.

I will conclude by thanking the Quinn family for sharing Feargal with us. We really enjoyed having him here. I thank them for the service he paid to Ireland.