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

Yes. On Deputy Bríd Smith’s question, I do not have an update on the security ERO, but we will defend it. That is our intention. That decision was made by the then Minister of State, Deputy English, with my support a year ago. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, to provide the Deputy with an update.

On what is happening with Iceland, I do not know all the facts and want to be careful in what I say. On the face of it, it seems the workers are being very shabbily treated by the new owners. They have legal rights and it is important those are upheld, whether in the courts, the WRC or other bodies. We will work to make sure that is the case.

In relation to the beneficial ownership register, I think the answer to the question on the legislation is that there are no concerns for journalists. We will come back to Deputy Conway-Walsh with a more detailed reply.

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