Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
A lot of very good issues are raised by the Department, and the officials have obviously studied it. I studied it when I got it late last night. We really need to look at all the implications here. Obviously, we want the legislation introduced as fast as possible but we do not want to knock the horse jump in our rush. We have all had the experience of a thing being a long time in the Department and suddenly, the one people who are meant to rush it are the legislators. Rushed legislation can be a disaster. I suggest that we be efficient about this but we take whatever time is necessary to tease out all the valid issues.
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