John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I extend to the Minister and his officials the thanks of the committee for the manner in which they engaged on the Bill. The pre-legislative scrutiny process has proven very worthwhile on this occasion. Great thanks are due to members who contributed to that process and to bringing about a report which was helpful to the Minister and is reflected in the content of various amendments that came forward. Good work has been done there.

The opinion of the committee is that the whistleblowers left in the system who have not been dealt with constitute a key piece that has to be dealt with. I have raised some issues with the Minister and would love to see them addressed on the basis of fair play. Will the Minister look back over the transcript of the meeting? Some of the issues that emerged could be dealt with in the course of the debate in the Dáil on Report and Final Stages.