One of the strange aspects of the Bill is the length of time it took to reach this House. It was discussed on Second Stage in the Dáil on 18 June 2002, nine months ago. I do not know what happened in terms of what one might call legislative digestion but nothing has happened to the Bill since last June other than the fact that it has been ploughed through Committee, Report and Final Stages in the other House. It has arrived in the Seanad in the dying days of March 2003. In the Dáil last June the Minister for Finance said: