Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

That is fine. When finalising the drafting of amendments, it would be helpful to use our experience in the House over recent years to build a template against which the various abrasive edges that have caused problems in the past may be picked off with a view to ensuring we do not repeat our mistakes in the future.

That is all I wish to say. I hope the Bill does the job it was intended to do. Legislation has often been introduced in the past from all sides of the House on foot of great debate, inspiration and aspiration. How often we have been saddened to see that it does not rise to meet the great expectations expressed in the beginning. I hope that does not apply in this case. It is an area that is becoming increasingly important because of the sensitivities that exist within a rapidly changing workforce. I hope that this will at least be a positive step in the right direction.

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