Mr. Gerard Cahillane:

The position of subcontractors in Ireland, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions has been the same for the past 40 or 50 years. The subcontractors are in a very difficult and unsatisfactory position. The recent legislation by former Senator Feargal Quinn, the Construction Contracts Act 2013, has helped and limits the exposure subcontractors have to their main contractors. However, it is not bulletproof, as I stated previously in this committee.