Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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130. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment when the post of head of administration at the Labour Court will be filled; and the length of time this post has been vacant. [31178/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The Court is the court of last resort in industrial relations disputes and since the enactment of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, is the appellate body for appeals arising from decisions of Adjudication Officers of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) under employment rights legislation.

The Labour Court’s statutory structure provides for thirteen office holders, i.e. the Chairman, four Deputy Chairmen and eight Ordinary Members. In addition, the Court has a Registrar and an administrative team of 18.1 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs), who are civil servants of my Department.

The post of Head of Administration has been vacant since the 7 September 2020. This post will be filled shortly.