Rory Kiely (Fianna Fail)

Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are related and will be taken together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Government amendment No. 7:

In page 11, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following:

"(i) is covered by—

(I) the report of Departmental Council, Department of Justice, known as the Agreed Report No. 8/1983 which was signed on behalf of the Staff Side on 21 September 1983 and on behalf of the Official Side on 3 October 1983, or

(II) the report known as the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration (Higher) Scheme Conciliation Council Report 1/88 which was adopted on behalf of the Staff Side and on behalf of the Official Side on 16 February 1988,

and".