Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I move amendment No. 39:

In page 80, line 37, after “Síochána” to insert the following: “, inspectors from the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court, the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners”.

This amendment is straightforward enough. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise or threaten penalisation against a worker for making a complaint to a member of An Garda Síochána or the Minister that a provision of this Bill is not being complied with, but they shall not threaten to penalise or penalise an employee for making a complaint to an inspector from the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court, the Department of Social Protection or, indeed, the Revenue Commissioners.

I will speak to the other two amendments also as they are grouped together. Amendments Nos. 41 and 42 seek to ensure information held by the Minister for the purposes of this Bill may be supplied by the Minister to the Workplace Relations Commission as well as to the Minister for Social Protection, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Revenue Commissioners or An Garda Síochána, whichever is appropriate.