Senators:

I thank the Minister and her officials for the work they have done on this Bill. While I am glad we are approaching the Easter recess, I am much better educated, although maybe not wiser, than I was one month ago, thanks to this Bill, the Pharmacy Bill 2007 and the Health Bill 2006. I now understand the differences between the IMO, the Medical Council and the medical practitioners association, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union.

Senators:

This Bill is ultimately intended to ensure patient safety and achieve a balance between medical practitioners defending their good names and patients correcting wrongs. I hope we have played our part in passing this Bill.