I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 7:
Before section 89 a new section inserted as follows:
It shall be the duty of the manager of every mine to provide and maintain, for the use of persons employed thereat, an adequate supply of drinking water at suitable points conveniently accessible to all such persons.
I should like to take the three amendments together. They provide that regulations may require provision for washing and changing, canteen facilities, and an adequate supply of drinking water. On Committee Stage in the Dáil, the Minister made suggestions that the Bill should require the provision of certain facilities. Having regard to the sizes of mines, the Minister undertook to see what should be the minimal requirements and what should be desirable. These amendments provide for a supply of drinking water which would be a minimal facility and should be a statutory requirement.