Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the House. I received a great deal of support in devising this Bill. I thank my Fianna Fáil colleagues, including Senator Gallagher. Senator McDowell has put a lot of work into it, as have Senators Reilly and McFadden. We all put this legislation together and this measure is the right thing to do.

Senator Mullen asked whether graduates would still be awarded an NUI degree. My understanding is that will continue to be the case. This is a descriptor change for the RCSI. I thank all Senators for their hard work on this Bill, for which I am very grateful. It is very important for the field of medicine and for education in Ireland. I am looking forward to the next steps as I believe they will also be transformative.