Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State is very welcome to the House, and I congratulate him on his promotion. It is a great honour to serve the Irish people as a Minister, and I know he will do his best. I compliment Senator Norris and Deputy McGuinness and the others who worked to bring the Bill forward. I listened very closely to Senator Norris's contribution. He openly and honestly said this is not a perfect Bill. As a former Minister of State, I do not think I ever brought a perfect Bill to the Seanad. However, if we listen to the debate and discussion, we can improve on every Bill, and the Senator has openly accepted this.

A few remarks have been made in this debate to the effect that the Bill does not deal with supply. I think Senator Norris will accept this is the case.