Denis Landy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

If ministerial posts were given out for effort, Senator Quinn would certainly get one on the basis of the work he has put into this legislation. I commend and thank him for his achievement in this regard. This is one of the biggest issues I have encountered in my home town of Carrick-on Suir and across my constituency of South Tipperary since I became a Member of this House. I could do nothing about it because there was no legislation to deal with it. The only grain of hope I was able to give people was to tell them that Senator Quinn was trying to bring a Bill through the Oireachtas and to make it law. I respect what Senator Quinn has said about the passage of this legislation coming too late for some people. Small operators such as subcontractors will be able to sleep a little easier in their beds knowing that this legislation will give them some protection in the future. I commend and congratulate the Senator.