Two Government amendments to section 13 of the Bill were agreed in the Dáil, the first of which related to the deletion of section 13(3) of the Bill as originally drafted. I was advised that this provision was not necessary but was included originally for the sole purpose of allaying fears that the Unfair Dismissals Acts had been affected in any way. However, a view was expressed by the ICTU that an impression could be given that the Unfair Dismissals Acts were in some way subject to section 9 and section 13(1) of the Bill. The provision was, therefore, deleted to prevent confusion or misapprehension arising.