Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is nice to see the Minister of State. I do not have anything prepared. I will be frank. I was not due to be here today, but when I saw Senator Clonan's email saying that the Government was going to try to delay the Bill for 12 months, I thought it was important to come to the Chamber to show solidarity and express my own full support for the Bill, even though we are probably going to lose the vote. I want to put on the record the huge disappointment in terms of the fact that this House has shown, on occasion, that we can unite, across the Chamber, on the things that are really important.