Ms Bernie Maguire:

I thank the Chair and the committee. Many very useful comments were made today and they will help us in this process. I confirm that we are at the very early stage of consultation. We welcome views from all the groups involved in this legislation, including our colleagues in the Defence Forces. We look forward to working closely with the committee over the coming weeks. I suggest we work closely with the secretariat in the report. If any major issues come to the fore, we will be happy to work behind the scenes to get the legislation right.