Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I thank the Minister of State and his officials. The drafting of legislation is never easy and formulating answers to our opposition to most new legislation is equally difficult. One must be on top form and on one's toes. As the Minister of State said, this legislation is long overdue and will make life for people who form families by adopting children much easier. I wish each and every one of them the best of luck and hope they will avail to the full of what is in this legislation. Let us hope it is enacted very quickly because there are people out there waiting for it.

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