Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the two Deputies for their contributions on Fifth Stage. Deputy Ó Caoláin inquired about the progress made on registration boards. I can confirm that in addition to the two registration boards already in existence, three more were established on 1 November 2012, giving a total of five, and it is expected that the remaining seven boards will be established during 2013. I thank the Deputy for supporting the Bill. I also thank Deputy Neville, whose knowledge of and feel for this area was eloquently expressed. He also made strong contributions on Second and Committee Stages and the Minister has given a commitment on progressing the matters that he raised.

As is customary at this point, I thank the officials who invested a considerable amount of work in the legislation. Although the Bill is described as technical, it does not necessarily follow that the matters with which it deals are peripheral or easy to address.

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