Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I concur with the Minister. This is an important Bill that will save lives. It should have happened a long time ago but it is happening now. I hope it will pass through the Dáil next week as quickly as it did here and that the President will sign it into law, allowing us to get on with the important business of enacting it.

It would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the serious impact of the Leas-Chathaoirleach on this Bill. He has been campaigning on it for years. We were brought back here one August on this very important issue.

An Leas-Chathaoirleach:It did not help my Seanad campaign. It did not help the re-election campaign anyway.