Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Senator's comment on Senator Ivana Bacik's Bill reinforces what we are all saying. The thrust of her Bill, this Bill and Deputy Richard Bruton's Bill has been bouncing around the system in here for the bones of ten years. It is high time we dealt with this as we are all on the same page. The Senator asked about section 55 of the Consumer Protection Act 2017. That is something that could be reviewed by the Attorney General's office if the Bill receives a money message and proceeds to Committee Stage to get final clarity. We are proposing that the full consumer protections of 2017 be extended to gift vouchers. We are adding to domestic legislation as opposed to amending the overarching EU directive that is directly applicable in Ireland. If in the opinion of the Attorney General's office it would be best from a legislative perspective to have a standalone piece of legislation, and not amend the 2007 Act, I will be open to this in order to progress the Bill to Committee Stage.