Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Thank you so much. It is difficult to know what words to use to say thanks; they seem so empty. All I can say is that we have been on this committee together for about a year and three months and we are all genuinely motivated to work together to try to ensure this legislation and some of the other legislation we have dealt with, including the burials Bill, will be prioritised and dealt with. We do appreciate, sincerely and from the heart, the statements and the really human, honest and passionate way in which the witnesses have answered questions. They have given us an insight we absolutely would not have had otherwise.

I do not know but can imagine how frustrating it is for the witnesses. I am not sure how many committees and Ministers they have dealt with but we will do our utmost to ensure it stops this time around and that the legislation is enacted and is fair, bringing in the human part, which is ultimately what it is all about. We genuinely thank the delegates very much. I thank the groups they represent, and also the mothers and fathers they represent.