Seanad debates
Monday, 5 July 2021
Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages
10:30 am
Ivana Bacik (Labour) | Oireachtas source
I thank the Minister for his response. If I understand correctly, the website will be under the remit of his Department, although there is still a lack of clarity on that. I was struck by the fact that, as a colleague has pointed out, while it will be this Minister making the regulations, the Bill provides for whoever the Minister is to have the power make regulations. There may be too much flexibility as to the shape and form of the regulations and different Ministers may interpret the provisions very differently in the future. That is why it is so important to have more clarity in the primary legislation. I will just make that general point. I thank the Minister for setting out some more detail on the website although it is still not quite clear who is going to administer it and under whose remit it will be. It was helpful to hear something more about it.
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