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I commend the Acting Chairperson on his handling of this Bill and the preceding business in such an efficient manner. It is very much appreciated.

I second the motion. I commend Senator O'Loughlin on bringing this Bill to the House. I am very proud to support it. I commend Jason Poole on his tireless work in the midst of unbelievable horror and grief for his family. He has turned that into a positive and tried to do something that is badly needed for the women of Ireland, that is, creating this register. I really commend Jason on his tireless campaigning, along with Senator O'Loughlin, Councillor Deirdre Heney and our colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, in the…

I would like to mention some guests in the Gallery who have just left: Elizabeth Watson, who is a Fianna Fáil local election candidate in the south-east inner city, and her guests.

Senator O'Loughlin has five minutes.

When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

When is it proposed to sit again?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

It would be remiss of me to allow this moment pass without saying a word on this issue. I thank the Minister of State; the Minister, Deputy Donnelly; and everybody in the Department who worked so hard on this important legislation. When Micheál Martin was Minister for health we introduced the smoking ban. That was a significant public health measure replicated around the world. This is in the same vein and all the Ministers in the Department of Health should be proud of the work they have put into this. It is progr…

I move amendment No. 2: In page 20, lines 28 to 33, to delete all words from and including "(1) Subject" in line 28 down to and including line 33 and substitute the following: "It shall be an offence for a person to advertise a nicotine inhaling product in a cinema." This is a very important amendment from my two colleagues. I am sure everyone agrees that it makes sense. The cinema is a place where we should not be bombarded with vaping advertisements. I hope the Minister will consider accepting this amendment.

I appreciate the Minister’s response. It was proportionate. The passage of this legislation as quickly as possible should be the priority of everybody in these Houses. I understand the Minister not wanting to pass comment while the public consultation process is under way. I appreciate that and hope that in the fullness of time, we will see this issue encapsulated in the second Bill, which I hope will be brought forward as quickly as possible upon completion of the public consultation process.

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I thank the Minister for coming to the Seanad to discuss this ground-breaking legislation. I commend him on introducing it because it is long overdue. It brings us into line with best practice in other leading European countries. The Minister has quite ably outlined the two aspects to this, the organ retention and post mortem side of it, and the organ donation side of it. As he mentioned, more than 600 people are on the organ transplant list. Our colleague and friend, Councillor Gail Dunne, is one of those 600. He …

People are waiting on this. They have waited for this Bill for years. The Irish Kidney Association and many others have been working towards this day and the completion of this Bill. I commend the Minister on working so hard to bring this about. Organ donation has always been a difficult topic to discuss with next of kin because such discussions invariably happen in the context of a very tragic and often very sudden situation. They might take place following a car accident or another type of accident, maybe in the …

It was before my time.

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The Minister of State is very welcome. I realise this is not his Department so I appreciate his taking the time to come and answer this on behalf of the Minister for Justice. My Commencement matter concerns the long-awaited family law court complex at Hammond Lane. We are long past needing a new family law court complex for Dublin. Dolphin House and Phoenix House are not fit for purpose. The court users are vulnerable people, including people who have suffered domestic violence and children who are entering the Sta…

I am left feeling a bit cold after that answer, to be honest. It is not the Minister of State's fault - I know it is not his Department - but there was absolutely nothing in that that we did not know. I want to know why the projects were decoupled. When was that decision made? We all know the two Garda stations were decoupled. Why was that done? Why did the Minister say in October 2022 that the projects were proceeding as normal and then a couple of months later, they were decoupled because there was a big issue go…

That is very broad.