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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All I wanted to clarify was that there was no policy push back in any shape or form. That is good to hear and to understand. I get the pressure stuff.

I have one final question. In response to Deputy Sherlock, the Minister said things can change in the draft between what was in the heads for us in terms of what we were provided with and what is produced. I want to ensure that while the drafting may look different in that Government drafters come in and draft in a specific way, the changes will not undermine or water down the policy intent to ban NDAs. I want to clarify that the changes made relate more to how something is drafted and defined, rather than it not achieving the purpose set out in what we had in front of us.