Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want to come in on the issue of infant formula because the Minister has taken on board my request to have it included here. It is important to point out that amendment No. 105 is particularly strong on that because it states it is a matter of public concern and a public health matter. I thank the Minister for that. It is certainly being very well received by advocacy groups. I know that amendment No. 103 from the Labour Party group was not being moved. I know the Labour Party group was coming from the best place but I repeat what I said on Committee Stage, which is that formula is not aimed at children, it is aimed at adults and that is why it is important that the Minister has not included it.

All the members of the joint committee, including Senators Malcolm Byrne, Carrigy and Cassells, have put a massive amount of work into this Bill. Not all of us can put in that amount of work because we are members of so many different committees but it is really commendable and show the level of work that is being carried out. The fact that the Minister has brought forward so many Government amendments and taken on board all of the suggestions is a credit to her, her officials and those who sit on the committee.