Brendan Kenneally (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their courtesy and attention to the passage of this legislation through the House and all the Members who contributed. We had a lot of discussion on Second, Committee and Report Stages. I followed the debate in the other House also. From the outset, all sides were broadly in agreement with the legislation put before us and the various contributions all made an effort to improve it. We have improved on it and it is now excellent legislation. I thank all those concerned with it.

Question put and agreed to.

Sitting suspended at 2.40 p.m. and resumed at 3p.m.