Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As a Member who participated in the debate, I would like to thank the Minister for the briefings which were made available to us in advance of the Bill. In particular, I pay tribute to Senator van Turnhout who put an enormous amount of work into the Bill. Perhaps in the future when we are looking at political reform, there might be more scope for more engagement in advance of amendments being tabled. I know the Minister is very committed to that type of reform but it is a fluid business and, as a Parliament, we need to become more fluid when it comes to engaging and taking amendments on board.