Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a lot more than I thought. I thank Senators for their co-operation and my officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I thank those Senators who engaged with the Bill, particularly Senator Higgins who has engaged a lot. After Second Stage and Committee Stage, she may have thought I would come back with no amendments on Report Stage and without having listened to anything she suggested. It was a very constructive debate and a lot of what was discussed on Committee Stage worked successfully. I agree with Senator Paddy Burke that further legislation could be initiated in this House. Given some of the showboating one sees in the other House from time to time, it might make for a better quality debate. I look forward to going into the Dáil with the Bill but I look forward to being back in the Seanad with it too, because there are amendments to which I have committed and there may also be Dáil amendments.