Since the Dáil last met we have lost the services of one of the oldest members of the House by the death of Deputy Bryan Cooper. No Deputy was more assiduous in his attention to the work of the Dáil, and his contributions to our debates were marked by careful thought and unfailing courtesy. Until Deputy Cooper's health failed he was an active and zealous member of the various Committees of the House, and his labours on the Public Accounts Committee in particular were of the greatest value. Might I ask you, sir, to convey to Mrs. Cooper and her family an expression of the sympathy of the Dáil on their bereavement?
Deputies rose in their places.