Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On all these amendments, IALPA met me as well and I listened to its members. They put these issues forward to the Department but I do not think they have received replies. The Department got these amendments at quite short notice. This legislation will not be enacted today. It is very important the Minister of State, with her officials, facilitate a meeting with Evan Cullen of IALPA and his team. I have heard warm tones in the Minister of State's response and she gets exactly where IALPA members are coming from. While she might not accept the amendment as worded in its entirety, there is some scope here. As Deputy O'Rourke stated, I ask that, between now and the next Stage, the Minister of State would engage and see where some of IALPA's concerns could be accommodated.