Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Section 9 of the Redundancy Payments Act 2003 amended section 39(2)(b) of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 by providing that Vice-Chairmen of the Employment Appeals Tribunal should, before their appointment, each have had not less than 5 years experience as a practising barrister or practising solicitor. That was meant to be an underpinning, in legislation, of the fact that Vice Chairmen have a legal background. Section 9 has not been commenced because of ongoing consideration of the optimum structure and organisational arrangements for Employment Rights Bodies.