Dáil debates
Thursday, 26 April 2007
Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
1:00 pm
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
The Parliamentary Counsel suggested the existing Title at drafting stage. The main purpose of the Bill is to deal with exceptional collective redundancies. The Protection of Employment Act 1977 covers collective redundancy situations involving specific numbers of workers. However, the Bill makes new provisions, including the establishment of the redundancy panel, and as such is not just amending previous collective redundancy legislation. In those circumstances it is a different Bill and there is a strong case for having the Title as it stands.
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