Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 19, to delete lines 13 and 14.

These are similar amendments with similar objectives. Equality proofing is a core standard I try to bring to legislation. If a nationality or religion was barred from achieving a certain wage, we would say it is not acceptable. If a citizen is over 18 years of age, whether he has just come out of college or was working just before he turned 18, it does not make sense there would be differing levels of remuneration because of that. On a simple equality basis, I ask the Minister to accept the amendment.

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