Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the evidence of the lack of consensus, we agreed the recommendations on a cross-party basis. Employers who appeared before the committee were calling for a dramatic change in the heads of the Bill as published by the Department. I do not quite understand why there have been such delays. I am not assured by the language used today that the Department is still preparing. We are now in the final quarter, so we need to see the Bill as soon as possible.