Paul Bradford (Independent) | Oireachtas source

One legal person can say one thing, while another can say something else, but the commitment was made and it is written in stone in the programme for Government. We certainly deserve to hear from the Government's highest legal adviser on why that commitment has been breached. The issue is of great importance to small businesses throughout the country. It is a matter of jobs. A Government for jobs, surely, would examine the issue and try to fulfil not only the electoral commitments but also the commitments made in the programme for Government. I thank Senator Feargal Quinn and my colleagues in Seanad Éireann for keeping it on the agenda. If Seanad Éireann does nothing else between now and the next election but ensure there is progress on upward-only rent reviews, we will have done a good day's work for the country in terms of job creation.