Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is an issue that needs to be addressed. It is not the responsibility of anybody in this room but I note that it is a bit unfortunate that the Government has decided to start another Bill from one direction when there is a Bill that could have been worked with that started in the Seanad and has finished Committee Stage. I am not sure why Senator Bacik's Bill could not have been worked with.

IBEC raised the point that it is expected that there will be an obligation to report on quartiles and on an occupational basis. It is the view of IBEC that this is an administrative burden that does not tell us very much and is unnecessary. Do the other organisations have any sympathy with that view or do they have a contrary view on it? Do the witnesses believe there is a need to report on both of those bases?