John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 12, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Unfair Dismissals employer reimbursement

23. Any employer who has had a finding made against them of unfair dismissal under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007, shall reimburse the State the cost of the unfairly dismissed former employee’s social welfare payments for the period of time between the date of the former employee’s dismissal and the date on which the finding is made against the employer under the aforementioned Acts.".

This amendment is self-explanatory. It deals with cases of unfair dismissal and proposes that the employer, if found to have unfairly dismissed an employee, would pay back any social welfare payments issued to the employee from the date of his or her unfair dismissal. This would realise a saving for the State. The amendment is reasonable and I urge the Minister to accept it.