Averil Power (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 9, subsection (1), between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:

" "recognised within the Framework" includes being recognised within, aligned to, included in, or referenced to, the Framework, following adjudication or validation in that regard by the Authority;".

The term, "recognised within the Framework" is used quite a lot within the Bill and obviously is a significant phrase. In common with other Members, I have been contacted by City & Guilds, which expressed concern about the need for the term, "recognised within the Framework", to be defined to facilitate a clearer definition throughout the Bill as to what is meant by the term. Consequently, the amendment proposes to change the definition to limit it to the allocation of awards that have been subject to a formal process of the authority, such as alignment of awards.