John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Cathaoirleach and the witnesses. Like some of my colleagues, I was following the meeting online. Several of the questions I wished to ask have been put. I will ask one question and invite each of the contributors to respond on it. It is a general question because I am conscious the public are watching these proceedings and there has been a lot of complicated, albeit interesting and stimulating, debate. Opinion polls carried out seven or eight days ago indicate there is very strong support for legislation in this area. If the witnesses were speaking to an ordinary member of the public and accepting there is a strong sentiment in favour of it, what would they outline as the real challenges that face legislators?