Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I lend my support and commend Labour Youth. It is lovely that Senator Bacik started this debate by stating that it is in memory of Cormac Ó Braonáin. I commend the Labour Youth organisation and the Labour Party on bringing this Bill forward again. I was happy to be part of the group that supported this last time and that my party, Fianna Fáil, supported this. I am really happy that we have found a solution to progress this forward, that the Government is supporting this measure and that we will bring this legislation back in the new year to progress it and eventually get it on to the Statue Book. It is a commendable piece of legislation that will make a huge difference to the lives of these children. It is a small number of people but this is a decent and right thing to do. Given that we spend so much time talking about the undocumented Irish in other parts of the world, particularly in the United States, and calling for action to be taken there, then the very least that we can do is do as we say and do the same for the people who live in this country.

Once again, I thank Senator Bacik for bringing forward this legislation. I am very happy to see a resolution and lend my support.