Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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This meeting has been convened to consider the Workplace Relations Bill 2014, referred to the select committee by an order of the Dáil on 8 October 2014. I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and his officials. Apologies have been received from Deputies Áine Collins and Michael Conaghan. Before we begin I ask members to switch their mobile telephones to aeroplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not enough to put them on silent mode as this causes interference and impacts negatively on broadcasting.

A total of 101 amendments have been tabled to the Bill and it is intended we will consider the Bill until we conclude Committee Stage today. Is that agreed? Agreed. If members wish to suspend for 15 minutes at a later stage we can do so. I refer members to the list of amendments grouped for the purposes of debate, which has been circulated.

Before we proceed to consideration of the Bill do any members wish to raise amendments on Report Stage?