Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy is aware, the employment agency regulation Bill, which is to regulate the employment agency sector by the establishment of a statutory code of practice setting out standards in that sector and by the establishment of a monitoring and advisory committee representative of the social partners, the employment agency sector and Departments to oversee adherence to the statutory code of practices, is still in the process of protracted consultation in an effort to find agreement on this matter. However the Government will continue to work to establish how this matter can be brought to a conclusion and to bring it before the House as quickly as possible.

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