Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I could not even imply. I think it keeps me on safe political ground to say that, while the President is in office, not all of us can vote for the President. As I have raised often in this House, I think it is a programme for Government commitment. We have reached a time past the restrictions where the referendum committed to to extend voting rights to citizens in the North and among our diaspora should be outlined. I ask the Leader to raise that with her Government colleagues as a matter of urgency. It is an issue that needs to be addressed and one the Government has committed to.

I did not want to let today pass without noting the tragic death of Antrim GAA hero Anto Finnegan at the weekend. Anto was a GAA hero for the county on the pitch. In recent years, following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease, he became an ardent campaigner in raising awareness about that horrible and awful disease. I extend what are, I am sure, our collective sympathies to his wife Alison, son Conall and daughter Ava. I hope I will get an opportunity at a further Order of Business to reflect a bit more on Anto and the contribution he made in life.