Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I wish to be associated with the comments of Senator John Paul Phelan. I welcome the Bill, as I did on Second Stage. It is necessary legislation but it could have been improved if the Minister of State had accepted some of our amendments and that is a loss to the legislation. Hopefully, it will serve its purpose.

I recognise the great work done by the thousands of people who work in FÁS and all sides of this House and the other House have recognised as much at different stages of the Bill. I offer my best wishes for the legislation. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for the manner in which they introduced the legislation to the House. Most important, I wish FÁS well for the future. In the current economic climate it is vital that it is successful.