Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of the Construction Contracts Bill is simple. The Title says it all, namely, that its purpose is to regulate payments under construction contracts and to provide for related matters. The Bill does not cover the following: the supply and-or delivery of materials under construction contracts, registered employment agreements, bonds or the provision of payments, securities or insurance, apprenticeship schemes, payments of expenses, or decisions of disputes adjudicator. Specifically on Deputy Fleming’s amendment and Deputy McDonald’s amendment No. 7, the proposal to extend the scope of the Bill to include the supply of construction material does not fit with the Bill’s concerns on the regulation of payments under construction contracts. It does not apply to the delivery of supplies of goods under construction contract. Therefore, the amendments are outside the scope of the Bill.