Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome to the debate the three witnesses in the Visitors Gallery. On a point relevant to the section, one of the witnesses said to me: "We do the right thing by the system but, unfortunately, the system does not do the right thing by us". I have to agree with him. How this amendment stands now means that the victim will always be the victim and the victim will always be punished, but what about the victim's company, the employer? We want to withdraw this amendment. However, we want more engagement with the Minister and the Department in advance of Report Stage.