John Carty (Fianna Fail)

I just wanted to put that on the record. Although the Minister of State, Senator Bacik and others have covered a certain matter, it is important that I do so again. The National Consumer Agency, NCA, produced a guide to the types of vouchers and gift cards available in the marketplace. One in particular, a travel agent's voucher, should be examined. A number of travel agents have gone out of business and more may follow. We should be careful in this respect. If someone gets a voucher, he or she should try to use it as soon as possible. It is not easy. For example, I have a voucher at home that has probably passed its expiry date but I still intend to use it before the end of January.

That the Minister of State cannot accept the Bill is unfortunate, but I agree with him that the Labour Party has done a service in bringing the issue to the fore at this time.