Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 5:

In page 10, line 36, after “to” where it firstly occurs to insert "the Equality Tribunal, the Labour Court, the District Court, the Circuit Court,".

The amendment is on the amicus curiaeprovision of the human rights commission. Given that the majority of cases under the Equality Acts and the Equality Tribunal are appealed to the Circuit Court, the amendment seeks to broaden the number of bodies or courts to which the commission can apply to have the amicus curiae provision recognised. The amendment seeks to include the Equality Tribunal, the Labour Court, the District Court and the Circuit Court.