Lisa McDonald (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the passing of the Bill and thank the Minister for the time he spent considering it, as drafted, accepting amendments and teasing out various options to make it a better and well considered Bill. I also thank the staff in the Minister's office. The legislation is long overdue and very welcome. Practically every citizen has had dealings with those involved in property services, be they auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents or others; therefore, the Bill will be widely welcomed. It will improve the situation of people who are buying or selling houses to know they have access to an appeals mechanism and that they can have transparency when dealing with auctioneers. This is long overdue, as all sides of the House agree.