Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance and overseeing the safe passage of the Bill through the House. The first Bill on which I spoke was introduced last year by the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, which dealt with Bord Fáilte. There was a huge issue of gender balance associated with the Bill. If memory serves me correctly, Senator Quinn was also involved with that Bill. This opens up other channels of debate and proves that we do not restrict ourselves to one item. It is good that we can broaden the horizon in terms of the debate.

The amendment this morning is the fourth one I have been successful in having accepted in approximately 18 months. There was one amendment in Stormont in the early 1970s so I have already broken that record. I thank the Minister and his officials and wish them well.