Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Bill and thank my colleagues on the other side for its speedy passage. It is important legislation that can have a critical impact on our commercial sector, nationally and internationally, in the future.

I thank the House for passing this Bill. I thank the Minister of State for dealing with the matter in a swift and efficient manner. While I welcome balanced remarks on issues, amendments and objections raised by Members opposite, when Bills come to the House that are not contentious and overdue, such as this one, I respect and appreciate the magnanimous manner in which my friends on the other side of the House, Senators Regan and Bacik, have dealt with this Bill in an appropriate way.