Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 22, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:

“(4) When prescribing the regulations under subsection (3) the Minister shall ensure one third of the membership of the Forum consists of trade union representatives and one third consists of local community representatives.”.

The essence of this amendment is that the composition of the water forum should include one third of trade union representatives and one third community representatives. The essence of amendment No. 38 is that the water advisory body should include a trade union representative, which would mean one of five of its members.

I will not speak at any length on these proposals, they speak for themselves. There is an issue here of democracy and accountability and having genuine representation on these bodies from both the workforce and the community.

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