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

To be clear, it is not the intention to impose additional requirements on anybody. The legislation covers the majority. We certainly do not believe the legislation will jeopardise hundreds and thousands of workers but we want to make sure it is right. To get it right, we need the correct wording. The wording has still not been agreed with the Attorney General. That is why the amendment was not ready for today. We want to get the wording right to ensure we do not put additional requirements on anybody and do not omit anybody. This matter has been well flagged by the members, which is the benefit of having a committee. We will get the wording right. If we had brought forward wording today, then it would have been rushed. I hope members trust me and accept my commitment that we will table an amendment on Report Stage.