Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These amendments further refine the changes which have to be made to the Equal Status Act 2000 in light of the establishment of the workplace relations commission and the transfer of the functions of the director of the Equality Tribunal to the director general of the commission. In addition to a number of technical or drafting changes this amendment proposes to provide for transitional arrangements in respect of complainants referred under the Equal Status Act 2000 before the commencement of section 85 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The amendments to the Equal Status Act 2000 effected by section 85 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 will not apply in relation to an equal status complaint referred before the commencement of section 85.