Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senators for their engagement this morning, which was quick for quality. In particular, I would like to thank all the officials in our own Department. They have worked very hard on this Bill, along with members Company Law Review Group and our social partners in ICTU, who fed into this.

We already have robust legislative protections and safeguards in place for workers under employment law, but also for workers as creditors under the Companies Act. This enhances that. While I know it took time, it was important that we got the detail right. We will continue to enhance protections for workers as creditors in the forthcoming review of the Companies Act. I genuinely wish Senator Gavan every success in his efforts to speed up the timetable of the WRC in the next European Parliament.