Jillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I also thank the Leader of the House with regard to Report Stage.I welcome the clarity provided the Minister before our pause and since we have resumed. It is important and it is what I was looking for, that we would have absolute clarity. There is an outstanding question from me in regard to the guidelines and the timeline that will come into place. I am not putting the Minister of State under pressure to respond now but I would ask that he would provide clarity on Report Stage in regard to the anticipated timeline as to when these will be rolled out. This is what people are looking for. We can get caught up in legislation and we move on.

I appreciate the Minister of State took issue at a press release by Justice for Magdalenes. Many of us have seen the outstanding work that Justice for Magdalenes has done with the women long before any of us realised this was an issue. I would want that the record of this House today would applaud its work and thank Justice for Magdalenes for the service it has done to the State and to us as parliamentarians but particularly to the women for whom it works. I want to ensure we have the right tone in the House. I agree with the Minister of State that we all want to be happy with this Bill. It is in all our interests that we are all behind it and that this legislation will make the difference that we all want it to make.