(1) In this section -

"discrimination" means -

(a) a failure, which gives rise to a dispute, to comply with a provision of Part 2 or 3, or

(b) an unfair dismissal, within the meaning of the Act of 1977, of an employee resulting wholly or mainly from the exercise or proposed exercise by the employee of the entitlement under this Act to parent's leave;

"employee", in relation to proceedings under the Act of 1977, has the same meaning as it has in section 1 of that Act;

"indirect discrimination" shall be construed in accordance with section 22 of the Employment Equality Act 1998 insofar as that section relates to discrimination on the family status ground within the meaning of that Act;

"proceedings" means -