Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will finish on this point. We are debating amendment No. 3 and peer support, which is exactly what I am speaking about, is fundamental to it. The Leas-Chathaoirleach will be aware, by virtue of Standing Orders, that Senators are entitled to give any respective views we have on amendments and that is what we are doing.

I am sure that the Bill will pass because I do not think there is anyone in the House who has a problem with its contents. Most of us have a problem with what is not in the Bill. When it passes, I want to be able to honestly say that I tried to do everything within my power to make this sector of society safer. God forbid, if we ever have another accident - and I hope it never happens - like the R116 or Germanwings accidents, I want to be able to put my head on my pillow at night knowing that I tried desperately to get amendments put into the Bill that would make safety regulations more secure and in line with best European and international practice. That is probably why we are having this conversation so fervently to get peer support put on a statutory footing.

I am not sure what the Leas-Chathaoirleach meant about holding my integrity in the highest esteem-----