Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

I welcome the arrival in the House of the Construction Contracts Bill 2011. I join the Minister of State in paying tribute to Senator Feargal Quinn for the huge amount of work he has done, with Mr. Seán Gallagher. As a Minister of State, I had the privilege of bringing the Bill through the Seanad. If I can express one concern, it is about the length of time it has taken to bring the Bill to this stage. In the meantime, many sub-suppliers have gone under because of the environment in which we are operating or the lack of protection available. However, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, for being open with every Member of the House about the work being done on the Bill. Can we aspire to seeing it pass through the Houses before the summer recess?

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