James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister to the House and note he has taken on board many amendments which were first tabled in the Seanad. He did not see fit to accept them at the time but I am glad that when the Bill was debated on Committee Stage in the Dáil and adequate time was provided to discuss those amendments further, the Minister took many of them on board. Those important amendments will strengthen the Bill and make it better, which was the aim of this House when the Bill was discussed here previously.