Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senators Murphy and Conway for their support of the Bill and for their generous words about our work in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and on behalf of farmers. I also recognise the collective support at all times in this House and the attention given by Senators, in particular the two Senators here but also many of their colleagues in making sure issues around farming, agriculture, food and fisheries issues have been strongly aired. We have many opportunities to engage and discuss how best to go forward. We have always worked to try to continually improve and progress and do the best we possibly could. One of those steps is this Bill. It was a key commitment in the programme for Government. There is broad support for it. When we were in the Dáil going through Committee Stage there were no amendments to the Bill whatsoever which was a reflection of the collaborative approach we have taken to ensure it is effective and achieves the job as effectively as it possibly can. I am grateful for the strong support of Senators here today. I look forward to seeing it progress through remaining Stages.