In accordance with Standing Order 79B, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:

The Select Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport has completed its consideration of the Aviation Regulation Bill, 2000 [Seanad], and has made amendments thereto.

I thank the Chair, the Clerk and the ancillary committee staff for all the work they have put into the Bill. I particularly thank members for the open spirit in which the Bill was discussed. I thank Opposition and Government Deputies for their contributions.

I thank the Minister for taking a positive attitude to the proposals of both Opposition and Government backbench Deputies. That is the right way to proceed. For a Bill that took a record length of time to go through on Second Stage - it holds the record as the longest debated Bill in this Dáil——

The shortest Committee Stage.

Yes.

I congratulate the Chairman and commend the Minister on accepting amendments. I wish some of her colleagues would adopt that approach.

Deputy Stagg is aware of my format.

Those were sensible measures that will ensure the Bill is better.

Thank you.

I join with other speakers in thanking the chairman for convening the meeting and getting the work done in such a businesslike way. I thank the Minister and all those who put work into this Bill. I thank them for the thoughtand preparation which went into the Bill and for the opportunity to make this contribution.

I thank the Minister, her officials and colleagues.

Mrs. O'Rourke: I thank the staff in the Department for putting up with me as we went through the Bill and for their work on the legislation.