Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

These amendments constitute amendments to section 222 and appear to seriously contradict section 221, about which we had a brief discussion. They also amend the Schedule. They are highly contradictory with each other because they seem to impose protection for whistleblowers as well as penalties. They also contradict part of section 221. Does the Minister have a memorandum of explanation to give us on these sections? These are substantive amendments and are extraordinarily confusing. They will be a minefield and great for the lawyers, who will dine out on what is put before us. It is little more than a dog's breakfast of a set of amendments.

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