Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this provision. I put on record the support of Deputy Ó Cuív. He passed related legislation in the previous Dáil. There is broad support across the House for this important change for people who live on the islands. My amendments are Nos. 3, 82, 83 and 84. A few were ruled out of order. I believe the Department found a better way of implementing that.

I thank the Department for that, and for the work that has been done in the background to try to ensure that it is part of this Bill. I appreciate it.