Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister of State in moving the Bill through the Seanad. All parties have agreed that this Bill should be given urgency. It is a matter for the other House, but I recommend that the Dáil should pass the Bill as quickly as possible to enact the legislation and allow for compensation to be paid to people who deserve it. Funding is included in this Bill to allow the Minister to discharge his functions in that regard. I am confident the Bill will go through the other House as quickly as possible. I have no wish to dictate to those in the other House but I do not think these Bills should be referred to committees of the House or select committees. They should be dealt with on the floor of the Dáil for the purposes of speed. That is my advice, but I will not interfere with the workings of a House that I served in for a long time.