Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

We will return to this matter later because one of the proposed amendments essentially seeks to do what Senator McDowell suggests. While it is my view that the Bill already deals with this issue, we can argue the point later. There is provision for this to happen. Had the "establishment" definition been accepted, a large bank, for example, might have many branches with fewer than 20 employees while being well within the limits corporately. However, the bank would have requirements under the Act, given the definition based on "undertaking", which it would not have had in many of its branches in light of the definition of "establishment". That is my understanding of how the alternate possibilities might have worked. In the event of different provisions being required in different sub-areas of an undertaking, this is provided for. We will have a battle about this point because the proposers of the amendment will not be satisfied that it is sufficiently dealt with in the Bill.