Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for bringing forward the legislation. I also thank all of the people who were involved in his Department and the people on the legal side. This is a very technical Bill. It is important that it is brought through but it must also provide the necessary protections and the Bill covers all of them.

Once the Bill is fully operational, perhaps in three or four years' time, and I know none of us may be around in that capacity, the Department could check to see if it needs to be reviewed in any way. In other words, the Department must ensure that all of the adequate protections exist but at the same time ensure that the Bill is doing what it set out to do. The legislation is very technical in nature but down the line someone may decide that it goes too far or not far enough. I would be inclined to have the legislation reviewed in four or five years' time and I do not want it left unsupervised or unchecked in the future. This is important legislation and I agree with my colleague that it is long overdue. I thank the Minister for the work done on this matter.