Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I move amendment No. 70:

In page 16, paragraph 2(1)(a), lines 20 to 23, to delete all words from and including "but" in line 20 down to and including "representatives" in line 23.

Amendment No. 70 proposes to delete the words after "representatives" in line 20 because they are superfluous and unnecessary. It is a matter of conciseness rather than anything else. This means removing the phrase "but the employer may not unreasonably withhold consent to proposals made by employees or their representatives". It is not necessary to say that and the Bill would be improved by taking it out.