Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is not the question with which I have an issue. It will be policed. We have all agreed we need extra inspectors. That is why a process has been under way in recent months to recruit extra inspectors. The budget was set aside to provide for that in 2021 and in 2022 and we were successful in that. The issue I have is that an impression has been given repeatedly by a certain party in this House that the law does not protect people and people will suffer if they come forward. That is not the case. That is the wrong impression to be giving. We would urge people to use the legislation, the law and protections we have in place. That is what we will disagree on. It is unfair to give the impression that people will suffer if they highlight concerns they have in employment because our legislation is place to protect against that and, generally, that does not happen in cases.