Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank OPLA, the PBO and parliamentary colleagues, including the three here today, who have assisted me. Their participation has been really well received. They are smart people and they understand exactly what we are discussing. None of them has an axe to grind. There are no agendas here; this is really about trying to deliver better legislation, governance and better clarity on how we do our business. I thank the Chairman in particular. I know he exerted some pressure in order to have this matter dealt with early. Anybody who is rational and reasonable and who believes that politics, at their heart, should be fair, would want to see this legislation enacted and that whatever about the sins of the past, we might start and build from here. That is what I hope. I thank all the members of the committee for taking the time to review this.