Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

Amendments Nos. 3, 21, 24, 25, 28 and 59 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Government amendment No. 3:

In page 4, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:

"(3) For the avoidance of doubt, a reference in this Act—

(a) to the negotiation of an agreement establishing information and consultation arrangements or to such an agreement that has been negotiated, or

(b) to an Information and Consultation Forum,

includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—

(i) to the negotiation of more than one such agreement or, as appropriate, to more than one such agreement that has been negotiated, or

(ii) to more than one such Forum.

(4) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to section 11(a) of the Interpretation Act 1937.".