Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Changes are taking place and 19 new adjudicator officers are being appointed but how are these proposed changes affecting the current workload of the Employment Appeals Tribunal? I know of cases that are taking more than two years to come to hearing and resolution. It is a very difficult situation for former workers, who may have been unfairly dismissed, to have this continuous wait for their cases to be heard. They are entitled to some sense of closure, regardless of the outcome, so that they can move on with their lives. Are the proposed changes having an impact on the current workload in terms of developing some sense of inertia or lack of understanding of what is happening and how things will progress? What efforts are being made to clear the workload in advance of the new structures coming into effect?

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