Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 10, line 26, after “concerned” to insert the following:“and 3 months’ notice of this decision shall be given to the trade union by the Court of its decision after which an appeal maybe heard no later than 6 weeks after the decision has been made”.

The cancellation of registration is discussed and defined in section 9. The last part of that section states:

The Court may cancel the registration of an employment agreement if it is satisfied, having regard to subsection (3)(c) of section 7, that a trade union who was a party to the agreement is no longer substantially representative of the workers concerned.

My simple amendment allows for notice to be given to the union by the court of its decision, allowing a period in which an appeal may be heard. I am not talking about an undue length of time - three months’ notice and six weeks for an appeal. That would allow for a more harmonious relationship and make sure the workers do not have the rug pulled from under their feet if they are party to an agreement.