Pat Moylan (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I express the thanks of those of us on this side of the House to the Opposition spokespersons who gave the Bill a good airing at all Stages. A number of Senators have spoken in the past about reviewing Bills and a strong case is made that Bills require to be reviewed, whether it be every three or five years, because problems may arise with legislation we have passed and time will always reveal such problems. There should be an opportunity to review or change legislation.

I compliment the Minister of State on the Bill which, as Senator Ryan said, is important legislation. I welcome the fact that the House passed the Bill this evening and allowed for the extension of time. I got very excited earlier. I was watching one clock which is 20 minutes ahead of the other. We were in real difficulty at one stage but I realised we had some time when I spotted the other clock. I thank the Members.