Ms Annette Dolan:

I did not refer to them this morning but I sent in a number of amendments because the Bill is silent on that. We put those in is because there are existing contracts and they will continue for some time. The new Bill will be enacted yet those existing contracts will continue, so the amendments are to deal with that issue.

We cannot let people fall between the cracks. It is important, therefore, that amendments concerning subcontractors be put into those sections of the Bill, because it is silent on that.