Catherine Ardagh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think it is strange that on the one hand, the Minister has said that the employers are taking notice of us because we have put in these criminal sanctions and that it is fantastic they are finally listening to us, while on the other, the Minister is afraid to commission a report to see if the measures are actually working. I believe that 12 months is a long time but it will not just be 12 months; it will take 18 months because the Minister is giving herself six months to enact the legislation. I stand by the amendment and I will proceed with it.