Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For clarification, Deputy Collins referred to a communication from FLAC. I did not receive it, or if I did, I do not recall. If I understand the Minister, he is saying that this procedure happens regularly anyway under various schemes, including this one, and that he is introducing legislation to underpin that. There seems to be a discrepancy between the explanatory memorandum and the legislation. According to the memorandum, the Minister is providing an amendment to require employers to provide information whereas the legislation only gives to the Minister the power to make regulations. I take it that the regulations will deal with such matters if the employer is not being co-operative, is not replying within a reasonable time to the request or so on. Am I correct in that?