Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It has been great to see everyone working very well together on this particular Bill. I look forward to seeing that continue on Committee Stage. It has been a really good example of how everyone in this House can work together. The whole issue of retrospective application will form a massive part of our debates in the committee. I understand that the Minister needs to get advice and that we will need to see how it works out. I hope it will be possible to apply the Bill retrospectively because many people have suffered greatly. I really look forward to teasing that out further and to hearing what the Minister gets back in that regard.

The reversal of the burden of proof has been a massive part of this. It will be of relief to many people in the future and to those who have previously blown the whistle to see this burden reversed. It is really fantastic.

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