This is a simple Bill which will not do anything revolutionary. It will consolidate that which has already been done and ensure that matters in that regard are airtight. However, it will also allow us to proceed with the rolling programme where every islander will feel that he or she will have, subject to weather conditions at sea, as much access to services as is physically possible and the old days of being isolated on islands will be long gone. It is charming to think about isolated islands and the people who inhabit them, as long as one does not have to live on one 365 days a year. The modern islands are different because people come and go. In the late 1960s it took one a day to travel out to the Aran Islands and a day to get back. However, this meant that an islander who wished to attend an appointment or do some shopping in Galway had to spend a day travelling each way and was obliged to stay overnight in the city. That was incredibly expensive. People no longer have time to make such journeys.