Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of Committee Stage scrutiny of legislation is to enable issues that fell through the cracks during the earlier process of consultation and investigation to be brought up. We are all paid to do our job of bringing these issues to the fore. I know how long it takes for the legislative wheels to turn at Government level. It takes longer from the Opposition's perspective because we just do not have the resources to draft legislation. If the measure we are recommending is not included in this Bill, it is likely that it will not appear until the next Dáil has been elected. We have a responsibility to try to make sure it happens now. Two or three years is a long time in any business, especially a small supplier that is suffering from unfair market practices.