Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It has been a huge honour for me to bring this legislation before the House today. I thank all Senators for the fact that the Marriage Bill 2015 is about to be passed into law. Before I conclude, I would particularly like to thank staff of my Department who worked so carefully on this. I thank Dara Breathnach and Carol Baxter who join me here today, as well as Michael Holohan and Conan McKenna, who have also done a huge amount of work on the legislation. I also which to pay tribute to the Attorney General for, as always, her care and meticulous attention to detail in dealing with this legislation. I thank her staff, particularly Margaret Kennedy and Christine O'Rourke, for the work they did on the Bill which has enabled us to arrive at this historic point.