Seanad debates
Wednesday, 29 January 2003
Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
This amendment is, as I have said, an interim measure while the development of the main Employment Permits Bill continues between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the parliamentary counsel to the Government. I am pleased to have been able to facilitate my Government colleague by bringing forward this interim provision. Its presence in the Bill underlines the seriousness with which the Government generally views the exploitative behaviour of employers and gives a clear signal to those who are taking advantage of vulnerable people. We are saying with this legislation that we will not tolerate this form of abuse and we will say it again in an even more targeted way when the new Bill comes on stream. I commend the amendment to the House.
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