Dr. David Joyce:

I am happy to do so. I do not want to take up all the Deputy's time. As Ms Walsh said, it is almost 30 years since we introduced most of our equality legislation. At that time, we were sort of ahead of the pack. Much has changed in the world of work in the intervening years. When the review was announced, we were quite excited in terms of the opportunities it could provide to look at our legislation in the round and see how it could be improved. The general scheme is, as I think others would agree, kind of disappointing, particularly if that is it in terms of the results of the review. Many of us put in a great deal of work in terms of creating submissions, attending meetings, etc. To be faced with this as the result, while, of course, there are many welcome elements in it, is disappointing. It would be great if this committee tried to introduce a bit more ambition into it. Otherwise, it would be an opportunity wasted.