Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 7, lines 2 to 10, to delete all words from and including “an” in line 2 down to and including line 10 and substitute the following:

“—

(a) an employer on which a notice is served under section 4A—

(i) is not taken to be, or to have become, insolvent in any of the circumstances referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f), (h) or (i) of section 1(3) on or before the date on which the deeming application is made, and

(ii) does not pay, to the deeming applicant, the amounts referred to in the notice within 8 weeks from the day on which that notice is served, and

(b) the amounts referred to in the notice became due to the employee—

(i) during the period of 18 months ending on the day on which section 6 of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2025, insofar as it relates to this section, or any provision of this section, comes into operation, or

(ii) after the period referred to in subparagraph (i).”.