Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister. This is a Bill on which he and his officials worked in collaboration with other Members of the Houses, including in the Opposition, as well as with advocates. It is a fully inclusive Bill. It is reflective of the Minister's commitment to openness and to listen and engage to ensure the end result is something that everybody is happy with. I know that patient advocates are very happy with this. I have been engaging with John Wall and others. All I can do is commend the Minister on the manner in which he conducted engagement on the Bill and the pre-legislative process. I have no doubt it will make a big difference to the lives of people. There will always be challenges but if we can deal with them in the same way as we have dealt with the Bill, the future of our health services is very bright. I say well done and I commend the officials because putting together the nuts and bolts of legislation is not easy. It requires a lot of hard work, late nights and long hours. The officials can be justifiably happy with the end result of their hard work.