Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As he can anticipate, I will be fully backing this Bill.

It would be remiss of me this morning not to mention the member of Óglaigh na hÉireann who was killed in Lebanon last night. I know this is not the appropriate juncture, but I could not get to my feet as a Government Senator without mentioning the very tragic incident that happened in Lebanon. My thoughts and those of the Government are with his family this morning. Anything that can be done on behalf of the State will be done. There are other families that are in our thoughts as well. Another soldier is critically ill and another couple of soldiers are in hospital. I extend our sympathies and thoughts from this House to the families of the fallen soldier and the other soldiers who were involved in that tragic incident and attack.