Michael Mullins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----we need to see a significant level of activity in the construction sector. We need that sector to be credible and to operate ethically. I think the legislation we are passing will ensure that subcontractors, who were very badly treated in the past, will not suffer the same fate in the future. I know many subcontractors in east Galway who will never recovered from the financial hardship that has been imposed on them by unscrupulous people who failed to pay them when they delivered the goods. I congratulate Senator Quinn and thank him for his perseverance in ensuring this legislation has been successfully brought through the House. I think he has made a real contribution to the Oireachtas and to the Seanad. I hope the passing of this legislation will help us in the months ahead as we battle to ensure Seanad Éireann is retained.