Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senators MacSharry and Crown for the interest they have taken in this and for tabling amendments on behalf of those who lobbied them. I thank everyone who contributed to this very technical Bill as it is a small but important piece of legislation relating to public safety and certain categories of professionals. This legislation will serve us all in future.

It is not that the people we now hope to register with the new board were previously failing to do their jobs. Clearly, they were doing good, professional jobs but it is essential that the title they practise under be protected. We are all conscious of this and I thank all contributors for their co-operation in the past few hours to ensure this legislation will be enacted.