Ms Ber Grogan:

I give special thanks to the Cathaoirleach and to the Minister of State, Deputy Butler.

Throughout this process, everyone I have spoken to and engaged with and everyone in any of the briefings we have had with our 77 members and in any our cross-stakeholder meetings is talking about how positive the subcommittee is and how it is championing the legislation and the reform. It is heartening to see. It gives a lot of hope that change is coming. It has been wonderful to see that across the board, that the Cathaoirleach of this subcommittee has support across Government and across parties, as well as the support the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and her officials have for the work they have done. This has been a long stint of pre-legislative scrutiny and it is only the start before we get on to the debates. However, our members and people with lived experience know this happening and they are grateful that change is coming.