Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome what the Minister has said. An anomaly in the system that I have raised on a number of occasions is where a person who is between jobs is called for jury service. I hope the Minister will be able to address the matter in the Bill. The case I raise involves a girl who was changing jobs and found there was no onus on her previous employer to pay. She did jury duty for a week, during which there was no obligation on her previous or new employer to pay, meaning she fell through the cracks. She suffered lost wages and had a mortgage to pay, as well as having all the other outgoings that families have. She was at a loss of a considerable amount of money. Despite paying her taxes, she did not qualify for anything. I ask the Minister to look at that.