Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to welcome the Minister with open arms to the House but, on this occasion, I am afraid I cannot. I congratulate his Department and those who negotiated the Lansdowne Road agreement. A number of unions have signed up to it and some low paid cohorts in the public sector will benefit from it, which should be commended and welcomed.

Has the Minister brought this legislation to the House to simply have it rubber-stamped like every other Bill that has been introduced here? I would like the Minister to address this issue.