Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support these amendments in the spirit in which they were written. They really push so clearly that issue of unequivocal guarantee about which Senator Power has spoken at length. If we are not deleting the section, then we need to provide as tight a guarantee as we can for employees to be protected. This effort by employers that may have some justification, in terms of discriminatory treatment on the basis of religion, must in no way and in no instance be extended into the private lives of the employees. I support the spirit of the amendments and the thought that was given to preparing them.