Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State and her officials for their hard work and their agreement to engage with civic society partners, those who work on the front line and are experts in these issues, in order to address any remaining concern around the Bill ahead of the Seanad debate. As was the case on Committee Stage, today's engagement has seen a significant number of amendments, which reflects the fact that the Minister of State and her officials have been listening. Let us continue in that spirit in the Seanad and make the Bill the best that we can because many people are counting on it to be what it needs to be.

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