Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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I believe this is a very worthwhile process. As I said earlier, I hope the Minister will come back in after we have met all the groups so we can refer back to some of the issues the witnesses have highlighted. We want to deal with this in a robust manner in order that, when the legislation comes before the Dáil, it can be moved through fairly quickly.

Ms King stated that many workers have experienced a worsening of their situation as a consequence of the ruling of the Supreme Court in the McGowan case. Could she quantify that? Words are easy but I am a practical sort of person and I deal better with numbers. I can count my sheep in the field and I would like to know how many workers are directly affected.

Head 26 involves a situation where an employer might be experiencing financial difficulties. Does Mr. Mulvey see a need for an outside body to examine what this term means as it seems very vague or to adjudicate on the position of employers who may be having difficulties?