Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 12, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“(g) subsistence,”.

We discussed this on Committee Stage. It is important to emphasise that there is no opposition from the contractors to the inclusion of this provision. It is consistent with existing practice in the construction sector in the payment of what is called country money, which is incurred when workers are working away from home. In other words, it is not the standard travelling-type pay which is linked to different journeys that happen on a daily basis, such as provision for a one-hour travelling time to a fixed location more than four miles from the workplace. Instead, this applies in situations in which an individual has been requested to completely change his or her travel pattern or move to a location that is far from the normal working sphere. Construction workers often have to travel for a job for a period of days, weeks or even longer. The existing practice of country money provides for this. This amendment seeks to include this in the legislation.

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