Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the basis of assurances that the Minister gave in the House on Committee Stage last week and, in fairness, on the basis of assurances that his officials gave me, subsequently for which I thank them, I am not going to push these issues.

I am not moving the amendments because the Bill does not facilitate compulsory deployment and does not override collective agreements in the public sector. Nobody will be forced to move job except on a voluntary basis, which I understand to be the practice. I do not want legislation that introduces an unfair system in the public sector. That is all I wanted to achieve with my amendments. I scrutinised the legislation for such a threat and have accepted the assurances given. We have had a good discussion here and the legislation will be robustly debated in the Dáil. Therefore, I shall not push my amendments.