Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the passing of the Bill and commend the Minister on his work on it. It is a good day when the Bill is eventually reaching a conclusion. I welcome the important amendments to remove the defence of reasonable chastisement from the Statute Book and I commend Senator van Turnhout on tabling the amendments and the Minister on accepting them. I thank the Children's Rights Alliance and the ISPCC which have been to the forefront of the campaign.

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