Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----aware of the importance of this legislation. The policy remains the same. One has to take a policy and translate it into legislation. One takes legal advice to flesh out a policy. I am happy to tease out the details.

Deputy Kelly is correct to raise the important issue of people's livelihood. As we are making decisions in the Oireachtas that must protect public safety, which is what CORU, the State regulator is about, we do need to be conscious of the fact that there are people whose livelihood depends on us getting the legislation right. The whole purpose of the Bill and the regulations across the range of professions is to make sure that people are practising to the level of their qualification and experience and no further. That is where we need to end up.