David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 17, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“(6) The Minister may authorise other persons, including designated union officials, to carry out inspections and monitoring of Registered Employment Agreements, Registered Employment Orders and Employment Regulation Orders.

(7) The Minister may make regulations providing access, for union officials, to the workplace and employees for the purpose of this Act.

(8) An employer shall not coerce workers to relinquish or abstain from a registered employment agreement.”.

These amendments were tabled to allow access to the workplace by trade union officials. I have grouped these amendments and they are all very similar. We had a lengthy Committee Stage discussion on this matter. I tabled the amendments just to push them again because my party feels they are important.