Kathryn Reilly (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 50:

In page 30, line 35, after "offence" to insert "and for the purpose of the performance of the Commissions functions".

The purpose of the amendment is to deal with particulars of one particular dispute by taking into account the subcontracting chains now prevalent in public procurement capital projects. In effect, we are seeking to extend liability beyond the principal contractor with whom the public contracting authority has entered into a contract to subcontractors. In addition, the contracting authority should be empowered to exclude from the tendering process employers who seriously or repeatedly breach employment rights. This is in line with provisions in the three new public procurement directives which provide for joint and several liability in respect of breaches of employment law in subcontracting chains.