Róisín Garvey (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Boyhan for his work on this Bill. It seems like the work was done before and, sometimes, we must resurrect Bills. I am working on a Bill that was brought through back in 2008. If we can get this Bill through in nine months' time we will be doing great.

I support the Bill but I support the amendment too. A will is a legal document. We often pass Bills about things that are not legal documents so one thing we must make sure of is to get this right. We all know wills can make or break families. In some ways, it is quite amusing that when it is an Opposition Bill, we are being accused of delaying it and when it is a Government Bill, we are often accused of rushing it. In this instance, nine months is not a big ask. It is important that it is done properly.

As the previous speaker said, I commend the Senator on the work. I also want to reiterate the issue around charitable donations being taxed at 23%. It is absolutely wrong. We will have to look at that as well. This gives us a bit of time to look at those kinds of things. We need to get this right. Even if we resurrect a Bill, laws will have changed since then and we must dot our i's and cross our t's. I can see why the nine months is requested. I welcome that timescale and I welcome the Bill.