Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

I compliment the Minister and his officials on preparing such comprehensive amendments, which I welcome. I refer to two issues. First, in anticipation of the passage of the Bill, will the Minister discuss the possibility of NERA running an information campaign regarding these new rights for employees in order that people will be aware they will be protected as whistleblowers?

Second, with due respect to the Minister's former profession, I am always wary about comprehensive legislation such as this on the basis that lawyers will find a way to abuse its comprehensive nature to get around the provisions and intentions of the Bill. Is there a provision to afford protection in order that a smart lawyer will not use an exclusion from the interpretation of the legislation to get a client off or to land a client in trouble?

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