Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 76:

In page 52, to delete lines 31 to 36.

This section provides for fees. While it may not be the intention of the Minister to introduce fees, the legislation enables his successor to do so. Research published in Britain this year by the Citizens Advice Bureau revealed that seven out of ten potentially successful cases by employees against their employers are not going ahead following the introduction of a fees system. Between October 2013 and March 2014, there was a 73% drop on the same period the previous year in claims. The research included, for example, the case of a man who worked 40 hours a week for more than two months as a kitchen porter, was entitled to holiday pay of just under £300 and abandoned it when told that his fee for accessing the tribunal would be £390.