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Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Office of Public Works has advised that there is a difficulty with the provisions in this section in respect of their constitutionality. As drafted, the section allows the prosecution to prove all of the ingredients of the offence by way of statements in a document. The prosecution would not be required to call witnesses and, consequently, the defence would not have an opportunity to...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: Amendments Nos. 69 and 70 are drafting amendments.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: This amendment is of a drafting nature and provides that the Labour Court, rather than the commission, will be the successor in titled to the Employment Appeals Tribunal following its dissolution.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: These are of a drafting and technical nature.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: This amendment to the wording of subsections (1) and (2) of section 71 is intended to provide greater clarity and legal certainty in the transfer of the functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal, on its dissolution, to the workplace relations commission and the Labour Court, respectively. Subsection (1) clarifies that any statutory act of tribunal which remains incomplete on the date of...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: I assure Senator Ó Clochartaigh I have no intention of introducing fees. However, I have provided a reserve power here to deal with what I might describe as gaming of the system. The one specific instance that has been brought to my attention is where someone does not go to the hearing of first instance but then seeks to appeal at the later stage. It is appropriate, if an employer...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: I only wish to say that they are to ensure that the process whereby complaints under the Redundancy Payments Act of 1967 can be referred to an adjudication officer is consistent with the general scheme of Part 4 of the Bill.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: Amendment No. 85 is a technical amendment.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: Section 81 amends the Unfair Dismissal Act of 1977. Amendments Nos. 86 and 90 to section 81(1)(c) of the Bill are intended to ensure that the procedure whereby a complaint of unfair dismissal may be referred under the 1977 is as consistent as possible with the general scheme for the referral of complaints as provided for in Part 4 of the Bill.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have nothing to add to that.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: Under current legislation, a complainant is permitted to refer a complaint of unfair dismissal under the Unfair Dismissals Act and a complaint of discriminatory dismissal under the Employment Equality Act arising from the same facts. However, a person is not permitted to proceed to have both complaints heard. As currently framed, section 101 of the Employment Equality Act provides an...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: These amendments are of a technical drafting nature and further refine changes that must be made in the Equal Status Act in light of the establishment of the Workplace Relations Commission and the transfer of functions of the director of the Equality Tribunal to the director general of the commission.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: This again is a technical drafting amendment.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: These again are technical and drafting amendments which clarify enactments.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: Schedule 5 sets out details of the individual employment enactments, specified provisions of enactments and statutory instruments under which a person will be able to present a complaint or refer a dispute to the director general of the WRC. Amendments Nos. 123 to 126 are of a technical and drafting nature and are necessary to ensure that all of the enactments, specified provisions of...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: This is a worthwhile piece of legislation which has involved significant work going through amendments. That is its nature, as it tries to consolidate legislation and merge agencies. Inevitably, we must try to meld a number of different systems. I would like to thank Senators for their interest in and support for the Bill. It is a worthwhile piece of work.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Process (2 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government are committed to the earliest possible implementation of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 and, as a consequence, approved the delegation of responsibility for its implementation to my colleague, the Minister of State for Business and Employment, Mr. Gerald Nash T.D., last November. Work is continuing on the preparations for the full implementation of the Act, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Land Swaps (2 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA holds two landbanks in Clonakilty, in the townlands of Clogheen and Miles. The balance of IDA lands in both holdings are 0.29 hectares in Clogheen and 0.85 hectares in Miles. Both of these land banks are currently under contract for transfer to Cork County Council. The company referred to by the Deputy acquired two sites from the IDA in Clonakilty, an 0.36 hectare site in Clogheen...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (2 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: The EU Commission is currently considering some ideas for reforming the investor state dispute settlement arbitration system, following the public consultation on investor protection in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. One of those areas it is considering is the relationship between domestic legal systems and investor state dispute settlement. In order to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Food Safety Standards (2 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: The EU Commission has consistently stated that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will not force the EU to change its rules on hormone treated meat. The EU will keep its restrictions on hormones and growth promoters in livestock farming. This means that no product will be allowed in the EU market that does not comply with the EU’s high standards.