Michael D'Arcy (Fine Gael)

I am loath to repeat what has been said, but a body of work of this quantity and displaying such a level of expertise must be acknowledged. I am sure officials spent many a long, dark and lonely night battling the difficulties presented not only by archaic language but also by archaic print and binding. The Bill is reflective of an ongoing task of legacy work that requires a great deal of time and effort. Senator Denis O'Donovan referred to King George III during the Second Stage debate. Having just read an interesting book on that monarch, I am pleased to inform the Senator that the first Irish republic was the republic of Wexford.