Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

Amendment No. 14 is a saving provision that clarifies the arrangements that exist separately from this legislation and which provide for better terms for agency workers than those provided under section 7 and stand on their own merits. I believe this amendment speaks to some extent to the intent behind amendment No. 16. However, for the reason that amendment No. 16 would provide a different set of rules for agency workers working in the public and private sectors, I cannot accept it.