Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 7, lines 19 to 22, to delete subsection (2) and substitute the following:

"(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that this Part does not apply to—

(a) the employment of agency workers for temporary or recurring business needs, or

(b) the use of outsourcing, contracting-out or other forms of business restructuring,

in circumstances other than those referred to in section 7(2A) of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967.".

The amendment is intended to reflect the text agreed in paragraph 18.3 of Towards 2016. ICTU had concerns about the original text and this is a great improvement as it reflects exactly what was agreed.

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