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

I move amendment No. 54:

In page 52, to delete lines 38 and 39 and substitute the following:"(a) an appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal under subsection (15) of section 39 of that Act brought before the commencement of this section, or".

This is required to ensure certain procedural matters provided for under the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 are amended appropriately and in a manner consistent with the standard procedural arrangements provided for in the Bill. In addition, the amendment is intended to make appropriate transitional arrangements to ensure any appeal of a decision of a deciding officer referred to the Employment Appeals Tribunal before the commencement of this section will continue in accordance with the current statutory scheme. Once the section is commenced, any appeal brought thereafter will lie to the Labour Court.