Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are keen to get that legislation done as soon as possible. It was delayed in pre-legislative scrutiny in the committee. I spoke to the chairman about that and I understand it may be advancing now. If we can get the Bill to the House in this session, we will. There had been delays in processing permits, but that is improving now. However, there is also a cap on the number of permits and we have to review that as well. We may increase those caps, but we must have regard to wider considerations such as, for example, issues with accommodation and ensuring that terms, conditions and wages are protected.

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