-----but I am working with a WRC which tells me that, because it is cash and because we cannot trace it, it is unenforceable. We have to also recognise where we are today. Although I do not have the percentages, I understand the majority are paying with card. It is a minority who are paying their restaurant bills with cash. If the Senator has any statistics on that, we would be happy to look at them. I repeat we have a built-in review. We want the same thing but I cannot recommend legislation that is not workable. …

I thank the Senator for his amendment. He is right that I cannot accept it. I will explain why in a moment. There are two things I agree with. One is the whole area of a deterrent. The greatest deterrent is that one might be caught, more so than the fine itself or the punishment, in our view. That is my understanding of criminal legislation and legislation like this as well. I also agree with the Senator that the WRC has not proper resources to do its work. We have worked with it over the last couple of years to in…

I am not going to give a timeline because I cannot. It would be unfair because I need to consult Ministers and other Departments but I have listened to the Senator tonight and on other Stages, and listened to others as well, and it is something we should do. I certainly take on implementing that across Government but I cannot commit colleagues or the whole of Government to a timeline I want or that the Senator wants. I will come back to him with a timeline. It is something we should do and I will ensure it happens …

Amendment No. 77 extends the power of a Workplace Relations Commission inspector under section 27 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 to businesses and places used by prescribed persons who engage contract workers at or through their premises. Section 27 normally applied only to places in connection with an employment relationship. This is necessary to allow the enforcement of section 4F with regard to contract workers. Amendment No. 78 is a technical amendment to ensure all the necessary cross-references to the Pa…

I thank all of the Members for their support for the legislation and their genuine approach. We are all trying to make the legislation better and the amendments do this. We may have had different wording but the same intent was behind all of the amendments proposed on all sides and we are at one. If there are any issues that we can deal with in the Dáil, we will certainly do so. I am happy to engage further with Members. I thank the House for its assistance in getting the legislation through so that we can bring it…

Deputies received a letter telling them it has been done.

We are implementing the changes Deputies suggested.

Most of them. Deputies got a communication regarding the Health and Safety Authority.

Read it again.

It was only about two weeks ago.

Check it again.

I am glad to have a chance to say a few words in relation to Navan hospital, which we are all proud of and lucky to have in Navan. As a Navan person who attended the hospital many times in my years growing up, I have no doubt that we are lucky to have it and it has saved thousands of lives. The people in it are excellent and provide a top-class service in many areas. However, we have to have an honest debate about our hospital. People ask if we are concerned. Of course I am concerned for Navan hospital. I want the …

I also recognise there are medical suggestions here and people telling us differently. I listened to Gerry McEntee. Most of the Teachtaí Dála here last week listened to him. Most people believed him and were concerned. We will all differ on what the solutions are. I will differ with Gerry McEntee on some of that and row with him, but I do not doubt his medical opinion and his concerns for people going there. We have to work out the best way to address those concerns. The hospital is not closing and will not close. …

On numerous occasions we have said "No" to the HSE. These proposals are not new. They have changed but over many years we have always said "No" and that the place is not ready for it yet. That conversation is still going on. There is extra capacity in Drogheda. We have to ask ourselves if that is enough. I am not convinced it is enough to deal with the patients who might not be able to go to Navan accident and emergency department. Let us work that out. There are a couple of things I want to see clarified. First, i…

Second, can we address the risk concerns in Navan by investing in Navan? Let us fully tease out and analyse that. We are all naturally biased. As a Navan Teachta Dála, I want Navan hospital to be the best. Can we address the concerns or can we not? If we cannot, is the capacity elsewhere to take our patients or are we only transferring the risk from one place to another? It is likewise if there are to be changes and we are convinced that is the right thing to do. I look at the GPs today who wrote to us. GPs who in …

These are GPs I have listened to for a long number of years, as has Deputy Tóibín.

Sorry, Chair, can I finish my contribution here? There are GPs saying it is right and GPs saying it is wrong. Let us tease this through. We want to make the right decision. Most of us in here want to do the right thing for health, not for politics. Is the capacity elsewhere? Is the ambulance service in place to accommodate this? Will it ever be in place? Have we got guarantees as to what the ambulance cover will be? Are the extra ambulances and personnel, including paramedics, in place and ready? We need guarantees…

I join the Acting Chairperson in welcoming the students. It is great to see all the schools back in action. It is only a matter of time before some of those students will be replacing us in the Houses. I thank Senator Warfield for raising this very important issue. The conversation about the issue is very important also because it is not just about a monument but about framing that conversation with our plans and efforts in this area, which are ongoing. It has been 40 years since the first clinical diagnosis of AID…

Naturally, I will bring back the issue Senator Warfield has raised to the Department of the Taoiseach. There is probably enough time to accommodate all the issues of concern there. The competition is under way but as there are two stages, it will be interesting to see what comes back in. I have no doubt the Senator will engage with some of the artists when they are bringing forward their design concepts as well. I hope we will be able to deal with all the issues raised. I will certainly bring it back to the Departm…

I thank the Senator for raising this matter concerning the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on this important service. As the Senator has said, the unit assists thousands of people every year, which is great to see. Monaghan Hospital operates as a single hospital with Cavan General Hospital. Together they share an integrated managerial and clinical governance system, as well as integrated patient care pathways and support functions. This integrated framework pr…