Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

Some time ago there was a recommendation to abolish the Employment Appeals Tribunal and deal directly with such cases through a rights commissioner at the Labour Court. Does the Minister of State agree, however, that a one-stop-shop mechanism might be more appropriate to deal with all these issues, rather than the half-way house recommended in Mr. Bonner's report? If the Minister of State is so concerned about rationalisation of the Act and the procedure, why is he retaining all the various existing layers, including the rights commissioner, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Labour Court?

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