Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail)

I thank Mr. Keown and Mr. Smyth for being here. I honestly believe that we are all on the same page here. We want to have robust legislation that will make an impact and show the way for other European countries to follow. I also pay tribute to Senator Frances Black. I know we are not discussing the Senator's Bill but she put a lot of work into her occupied territories Bill and led the way in terms of what we are doing now.

Many members spoke about the whole area of services. The current draft excludes services, tech and tourism in particular. As to what it would take to include services, I am conscious the witnesses stated that the Attorney General is examining this issue. If is important that we have a timeline for the Attorney General's response. This is genuinely not a political question. What would it take to include services?