Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join in the welcome extended to the Minister, Deputy Harris. I congratulate him on his proactive approach in this area. I gather he indicated a willingness to engage further with the relevant stakeholers to ensure this is a truly mutually agreed outcome, to which there is an overall buy-in.

One cannot ignore the words of our colleague, who is not only a doctor but a former Minister for Health and Minister for Children, which were very pertinent. I will state a few general interests and then get to the point of my real reason for addressing this issue now. I subscribe to the Bill's objectives. It is important legislation.