Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

General Scheme of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2024: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

3:30 pm

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent)
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For clarity and clearness, once I saw the word "complexities" come up, that caused a huge swell of asking what is going on rather than just drafting and time. It has been good to tease that out. I have never not been confident in the Department's dedication and ownership. It has taken over this work.

The concern I have, in regard to the answer to Deputy Coveney, is that the drafters would prefer not to have it ready for then. Why would they rather not? I am probably asking questions that cannot be answered in public session but do the drafters have the capacity to frustrate the process if it is something they do not want to do? Is there a repercussion for drafters who do not meet expectations and asks of Ministers when they are asked to provide a piece of work by a certain time?