Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This amendment to subsection (1) of section 30 is required to clarify that an inspector acting on foot of a direction of the Labour Court may enter any premises belonging to the employer named in the Labour Court's direction for the purposes of performing his or her statutory functions, not only in relation to those premises but also specifically at the premises. Clearly, in respect of any such premises which are a private dwelling the inspector will first have to have obtained a warrant pursuant to section 23. This amendment is to ensure that the powers deal with whatever activity is occurring within the premises and not just with respect of the premises per se. It is to make assurance doubly sure, as a poet put it.

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