Cyprian Brady (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his clarifications. He is correct that the amendments under discussion are purely housekeeping in nature. I am a member of the committee of which Senator Bannon is also member and I agree with him that we must take this issue very seriously. Despite the length of time it has taken to deal with this Bill, it addresses the vast majority, if not all, the issues involved. I thank the Minister of State for outlining the amendments proposed in the Dáil which were accepted. Many of them were Opposition amendments, which gives an idea of the cross-party support that exists for the Bill. I await the Minister of State's remaining remarks.