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

I move amendment No. 51:

In page 51, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following:"(d) the insertion of the following subsections:

"(4A) (a) A person who, immediately before the commencement of section 73of the Workplace Relations Act 2014, stood appointed as a workers’ member of the Court shall, from such commencement, continue to be a workers’ member of the Court for the unexpired period of the term of his appointment subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to his appointment immediately before such commencement.

(b) A person who, immediately before the commencement of section 73of the Workplace Relations Act 2014, stood appointed as an employers’ member of the Court shall, from such commencement, continue to be an employers’ member of the Court for the unexpired period of the term of his appointment subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to his appointment immediately before such commencement.

(4B) (a) The Minister may, after consultation with the designated body concerned, reappoint a person whose term of office as a workers’ member of the Court expires by the efflux of time to be a workers’ member of the Court.

(b) The Minister may, after consultation with the designated body concerned, reappoint a person whose term of office as an employers’ member of the Court expires by the efflux of time to be an employers’ member of the Court.

(4C) Where a person—

(a) appointed under subsection (4) to be a member of the Court,
(b) who continues to be a member of the Court by virtue of subsection (4A), or
(c) reappointed in accordance with subsection (4B) to be a member of the Court,

is, for whatever reason, unable to perform his functions as such member and the Minister is of the opinion that his inability to so perform his functions would unduly disrupt the performance by the Court or a division of the Court of its functions, a temporary vacancy in the membership of the Court shall be deemed to exist and the Minister may, after consultation with the designated body that nominated the person under that subsection, appoint a person to fill that temporary vacancy subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister shall determine.".".