Noel O'Flynn (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

Seanad amendments Nos. 23, 52, 56 and 60 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad amendment No. 23:

Section 40: In page 31, subsection (1)(a), line 7, to delete "1997," and substitute "1997, and".

This is a drafting amendment inserting the word "and" after "1997" to link paragraphs (a) and (b). The remainder of this grouping updates cross-references to other legislation referred to in the Bill. Seanad amendments Nos. 52 and 56 update a legal reference to the Pensions Act and the Unfair Dismissals Act, where new legislation was introduced in 2008 and 2007 respectively. Seanad amendment No. 60 changes the reference in section 70(1)(b) from the "Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment" to the "Director of Corporate Enforcement" as I am advised section 15 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 transferred responsibility from the Minister to the director.

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