An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Mark Duffy (FG), Labour Panel

I first offer my vote of sympathy to the family of Grace Lynch on her tragic passing and to all my Fianna Fáil colleagues on the passing of former Senator and MEP Brian Crowley. I offer my condolences.
Last week, after a positive week of housing developments in my home town, Ballina, from a both affordable and social housing point of view, I was travelling down the road from Leinster House and my phone began to receive many calls from residents in the Parkside area.
It was about an incident I will highlight here this afternoon that needs to be addressed. This is about someone who was convicted of murder in court being released into Ballina. Having no connection with the area, the person was relocated to the Parkside area of Ballina. The individual was deemed by the judge at the time to be a risk and a threat of causing further violence to the public. The person had eight serious incidents-----

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27