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Margaret Thatcher’s death

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Senator Keane notes Margaret Thatcher’s death and burial, describing her as a significant political figure; the exchange includes brief procedural interjections.

I join the other Senators who extended their sympathy to the families of the victims in the Boston marathon bombings. I would also like to mention the death of Margaret Thatcher who was buried today. Love her or loathe her, she was a formidable lady in politics. I am a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and want to mention her name as she will be remembered.

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I said "love her or loathe her"; I am not saying anything about the lady herself. I said she was a woman who would go down in political history. Anybody and everybody is free to make up his or her own mind and I have said I will mention the fact that a formidable lady in politics was buried today. I do not raise it to-----

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Will the Senator bring her ashes back to Kenmare?

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Does Senator Cáit Keane have a question for the Leader, as we are way over time?

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