Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I note from it, and I am surprised to hear, that they had no prior consultation with the representative association. They say it is regrettable and I agree with them. It leaves them with no option, yet again, other than to seek amendments to the heads of the Bill. You would think the first people a discussion would take place with would be them. They also state that no lessons have been learned from the last Bill in 2024. People were sidelined at that time, and it seems no lessons have been learned from that either. Will they expand on those two things?