Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is a slight misunderstanding of the purpose of the legislation. I have two points to raise on this matter. The Deputy quoted provisions in the Croke Park agreement on the appeals mechanism pertaining to redeployment. There is a mirroring section in the Haddington Road agreement and that will be fully respected, but the Deputy has acknowledged that this will not arise in the context of that agreement between now and 2016. The fundamental issue is that this Bill is to make statutory provision for redeployment, not to force redeployment; that is the difference. It is to allow for redeployment to be legally undertaken and to have a proper structure for this to occur through the Public Appointments Service, respecting the agreements made on foot of the Haddington Road agreement for the coming years.