Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The House gives an opportunity to Independent Members to introduce legislation on their own. The Government is prepared to accept good legislation and to help those proposing it to forge really good legislation that will help the community. I believe, as Senator Norris has already stated, that if we had been able to get this Bill enacted ten years ago, a number of jobs would have been saved, many people would still be working and many companies would still be in business.

I thank everybody who has been involved, particularly those who have come along tonight to see the passage of the legislation, which makes history. It will make the construction industry even healthier than it has been in the past.