Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with what Senator van Turnhout has said. We are ending the detention of children in prisons. It is also the day when the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Reilly, has signed the enactment order ending the chastisement of children. It is a good day for people in this House, in particular, for Senators Bacik and van Turnhout, who have campaigned for children's rights. The have attained two notable aims in one day, reward indeed for their labours and something worth acknowledging. I thank the Minister State for his role in all of this as well.