Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her contribution. She is very late in bringing her explanation to the Chamber. It would have been good if we could have seen why it is being changed even a couple of days ago. That, at least, would have provided an opportunity to check with the WRC and the Labour Court that it is duplication or negates another part of the other Bill. is that what the Minister is saying? I cannot say hand on heart that she is wrong or that they are wrong because I have not had a chance to check it out. Certainly Deputy O'Dea should have been informed of it because he tabled the amendment to the Bill at the time. It is very frustrating to get that information now when we felt we were making the provisions of the Bill more robust on Committee Stage. I am not sure about my thinking on it. I ask the Minister to come back and elaborate. I am not happy. The unions raised the matter with us and they wanted to keep these provisions in the Bill to make it as robust as possible for their members.

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