Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I accept that. If the Minister of State is willing to work with me, this could be changed. I think the point I am trying to make is appreciated. I accept that the wording could be problematic. That is fair enough. Perhaps we can work on that. The principle of amendment No. 18 is about employers that have found to be in breach of the law. They should not be rewarded with another payment within three years. Amendment No. 19 relates to board and lodgings. I appreciate the point Deputy Stanton is making and that we might need to tighten up the wording. While I reserve the right to resubmit a similar amendment on Report Stage, I am happy to engage with the Minister of State. There is a fair amount of engagement on the agenda anyway. I would be happy to add this to our agenda if the Minister of State appreciates the point I am trying to make. I am not trying to rule out any employer that might want to do better. That was not the intention. I appreciate Deputy Stanton making the point. I am reminded of what my granny would say if she was here, which is that if one works for food, one will never get any rest.