Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

While the Minister of State says the change to the Working Time Directive and the regulations were not a consequence of the court case, the basis of the court case that was settled recently arose in 2013. The Department was well aware of it and the 11 subsequent cases that are still ongoing. They have a bearing on it. I am asking the Minister of State if at all possible to address the other potential court cases - there are 36,000 annual leave days unaccounted for in this way - with a supplementary budget or some other mechanisms that will address it once and for all rather than having it hanging over us again next year.

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