Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move amendment No. 48:

In page 23, to delete lines 17 to 19 and substitute the following:

"(b) a trade union or excepted body that has members in the undertaking.".

This amendment seeks to widen the definition of trade union for nomination purposes beyond those simply recognised by the employer. It links in to discussions we have had previously about the recognition of trade unions and being delimited from functioning under the Bill because they are not recognised. It is an issue I have approached from a number of angles during the course of this debate.

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