Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I realise the importance of this legislation and its implications for individuals. As the Senator said, offences which often may have been committed much earlier in a person's life become an impediment to taking up a job. I realise the urgency of this legislation and I will be introducing those amendments as soon as they are finalised. I intend to have the Bill enacted before the summer.