Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is out of our hands and we have no control over it. If it does take two and a half years, I hope that whoever is be in the Chamber and in government will bring forward the amendment to give people peace of mind. People have been fighting for this for years and I hope they will see fit to do this. It shows what parties working together can do. In fairness to everyone here, the Opposition and Independent Senators worked on the Bill to bring forward the best Bill we possibly could.

I very much welcome the amendment to remove the requirement for supporting statements from medical practitioners, which is something on which I worked closely with the Minister of State. I am delighted that the amendment will go through and that such statements will no longer be required. If there is time, I will speak again at the end of the debate, but I wanted to say these few words in case I do not have time to speak later. I am delighted to welcome the Bill.