Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to be associated with the remarks to the late Chuck Feeney who, through The Atlantic Philanthropies, not only changed Irish life by his, as Senator Byrne said, "giving while living" approach, but transformed the lives of so many people through higher education in the North and indeed, in social policy, in particular around marriage equality and his support of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, GLEN, at the time. We thank him for his work and his commitment to Ireland and we extend to his family our deepest sympathies.