Jillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I also listened very carefully to the Minister's reply.

The difficulty I have is that I do not consider this to be an additional aspect, rather I consider it to be a very new and distinct defence. The amendments that have been put down are designed to expand the rights of migrants to take a claim on the grounds of exploitation to the civil courts. If the Minister checks the drafting, he will note it is a separate cause of action and not an additional proof. It is not that they are combined or conflating into one piece of proof. What is proposed provides another avenue for us to send a very clear signal to unscrupulous employers that exploitative work practices will not be accepted.