Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I know I am not a witness but the intention is that it would be taken in the normal way, so that an employee could take a half day's leave or a quarter day's leave. That is why the Bill is an amendment to the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. Everything has to be done in consultation but it is housed within the Organisation of Working Time Act because it will operate in a similar way to other leave. It has to work for people who are on hourly or weekly contracts.