Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all Senators and Deputies. This is a significant day, with the Bill having passed the Oireachtas within just over a year of the formation of this Government. I thank the team in the Department, who have done an incredible job throughout. I thank all the members of the joint committee for their input from pre-legislative scrutiny onwards. This puts affordability back at the heart of the solution to our housing problem. It is priority, primary legislation and it will support young and not-so-young people to get on the housing ladder or to be able to rent at an affordable rate and to give them more options. I see these as activation measures that will help to increase supply, which we need. I thank all Senators for the constructive way in which they have gone about their business, as always. I have taken on board Opposition suggestions and amendments too and I thank Opposition Senators for their interest in bringing them forward. It is a good day. I thank the Acting Chairperson. I am pleased that we can we move on to publishing the regulations and getting people into affordable purchase and cost-rental homes this year.