Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

That latter issue does not require legislation. A person should be informed immediately by the solicitor that he or she has been appointed an executor of a will rather than informing him or her in the future. The Bill contains a number of provisions which I will draw to the attention of the public.

I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and expressing his point of view. I also thank the Registrar General, Mr. Kieran Feely, for his assistance. Nothing the Minister of State said is against the principle of the registration system. The kernel of any reservations the Government may have is where the registration system would be located. I take that point on board. I express my thanks to Senator Browne and Senator Tuffy for their contributions and for tabling amendments which we considered. I should say to Senator Tuffy that were it not for time constraints, I would have accepted some of her amendments.

We have been given the opportunity to introduce Bills and I have availed of that opportunity. As a Minister of State I used to come to the Seanad regularly and brought much legislation through the House. I remember particularly debates with the then Senator Mary Robinson. This is the first opportunity I have had to bring a Bill to the House and I thank Members for their unanimous backing for it. I thank the Fianna Fáil Senators who gave me the authority to print the Bill and the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party which approved it last year.