Why are members of the Defence Forces, trainee gardaí and trainee nurses excluded from the provisions of the Bill? I want that section removed because the people concerned are entitled to their rights under the Bill. Young Defence Forces members only get a 12 year contract and many will be let go in the next few years if they do not progress to corporal status, which is very difficult. They have a poor guarantee of employment in the Defence Forces, a matter I will bring to the attention of the Minister for Defence. I would like the Minister of State to explain the reason these trainees are being excluded from the provisions of the Bill to which they are entitled. He has invited us to make constructive points on the legislation. I ask Members on all sides of the House to support my call to him to remove section 18. Nobody should be excluded from the provisions of the Bill. We are all entitled to the protection of the law, regardless of whether we are a trainee nurse, garda or member of the Defence Forces. I want that section removed from the Bill, which is my main criticism of the legislation.