Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I thank the Minister and his officials for their very open-minded, co-operative and constructive approach to the views expressed by Members on all sides of this House. It is an example of how we can work together to produce better legislation. I would like to see other Ministers taking the view of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He clearly has full ownership of the legislation. It may not be exactly what we on this side of the House want but once passed this legislation will have a transforming and necessary effect on the whole area. I thank the Minister for his hard work in that regard. It has been a valuable and enjoyable experience to deal with this legislation.