Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Senator has set out the complexity of the issue we are trying to address. I am always happy to engage with her on matters of detail. I am committed to looking at this matter in the context of the regulations. To reassure Senators, we are bringing forward this legislation and the subsequent regulations in order for them to work. We want this to work and we want to stop the manner in which a certain number of employers are able to skirt and circumvent normal pay practices by benefiting male employees over female employees. That is our goal here. We are not doing this for the fun of it. We are doing it to achieve that goal. I am always happy to engage with Senators about how to make legislation as strong as possible.