Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 47:

In page 43, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:
“Amendment of enactments
51. (1) The enactments specified in column (3) of Schedule 6are amended to the extent specified in column (4) of that Schedule.
(2) The amendments to the enactments specified in column (3) of Schedule 6shall not apply in relation to complaints or disputes made, presented or referred to a rights commissioner under any such enactment before the commencement of this Part.".

This is largely a drafting provision. The amendment separates the transitional arrangement applying to first-instance complaints from those applying to appeals into separate sections for clarity and ease of understanding. The new procedural arrangement will apply to the enactments as specified in Schedule 6 on the commencement of Part 4 of the Act. The new arrangements will not apply to any matter referred to a rights commissioner prior to such a commencement.
Amendment No. 101, relating to Schedule 6, sets out the consequential amendments necessary for other employment enactments and statutory instruments as a result of the establishment of the new structures for the adjudication of complaints and disputes introduced by this Bill. This amendment is necessary to amend Schedule 6 as published to ensure relevant amendments are reflected in all the existing enactments and statutory instruments which will be subject to the new structures for the adjudication of complaints and disputes, following commencement of Part 4 of the Bill.