Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The original proposal would have sought to give trade unions the right to request information on employee numbers. In these amendments I have provided alternate methods besides the narrow one originally available. It is not quite what the Senators seek but it improves the Bill because it gives employees several alternatives for getting effectively the same information.

Senator Quinn is quite right to advert to the fact that it links with section 6. We have checked that with Parliamentary Counsel.