Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 23:

In page 12, to delete lines 16 to 28.

On Committee Stage I flagged to Deputies that I would revert in particular to section 13(2)(b) and (c)which relate to the charging of fees in respect of health and safety costs and Garda vetting. In addition, I undertook to look more closely at paragraph (a) that proposed that employment agencies would be able to charge reasonable expenses in the context of providing training to improve the employability prospects of agency workers. In essence, the amendment now proposed, which I know will be well received by Deputies, has the effect that the entirety of section 13(2) is being removed from the Bill. I listened to views argued on Committee Stage and accepted them. On that basis I propose to remove from the Bill any provision that allows for the charging of fees to agency workers in the context of the introduction of an individual for the purposes of his or her employment with a third party.

See this speech in context