Seanad debates
Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage.
The Minister's speech referred to legal advice she had received from the Attorney General's office. That advice may be accurate and true but why was it not sought prior to the meeting in question? To build up people's expectations and to cut them down shortly afterwards is not a nice thing to do, to say the very least. I regret that retrospection will not apply. I appeal to Government Senators to look favourably upon the amendment in the name of my colleague, Senator Coghlan, which deals with this issue. It is not too much to ask that some leeway be given on such a sensitive issue.
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