John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As my colleague, Senator Dooley, has said, this is a very technical Bill so I will be very brief. Naturally, it is a good Bill and is something we really need to welcome. Some of the proposed legislative amendments are quite important, particularly the establishment of a transfer date for the integration of Ervia into GNI. This, along with the dissolution of Ervia is pretty important, as is the allocation of the ministerial shareholding in GNI. I strongly support the preparation of the final accounts and the final annual report of Ervia as well as revised procedures for the preparation of future accounts and annual reports. This is a basic piece of technical legislation. It is just another example of this Government's very clear commitment to climate action and trying to do something about it. The fact that we are pushing this legislation through as quickly as possible is something to be very strongly commended.