Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Like Senator Conway, I congratulate the Minister and his officials, who have worked so hard on this legislation. It is well overdue but it is fantastic that we have finished considering it here in the Seanad, allowing it to be moved swiftly to the Dáil. I hope colleagues in the Dáil will be as co-operative as all the Senators have been in order to produce really good legislation.

I, too, pay tribute to the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, for his work on this. The day after I was elected to the Seanad in 2016, he tracked me down to talk about the human tissue Bill he wanted to introduce and the work he was doing on it. He was trying to get me onside. I had literally not been 24 hours elected when he wanted to get me onside. This is a great day for him. Sometimes is up to individuals to campaign and highlight issues, and then we see change. The Leas-Chathaoirleach was to the forefront in this regard. I congratulate him on that.

This legislation will be a lifeline for so many waiting on an organ donation. We have friends and colleagues on the list. I hope the Bill can be progressed swiftly and enacted and that we will see a much more up-to-date and more fit-for-purpose system. Well done to the Minister.