Industrial Relations.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2006

Tuesday, 17 October 2006

Questions (368)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

447 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with enforcing their contractual rights and entitlements; the additional cost to the Exchequer over and above that which would have prevailed had the State recognised and honoured the contractual rights and entitlements involved in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32863/06]

Written answers

Minister for Transport (Mr. Cullen)

Under the Rights Commissioner's decision "Protection of Employees Fixed Term Work Act 2003," dated 3 February 2005, nineteen Contract Driver Testers were awarded a sum totalling €60,000. These payments were allowed due to breaches under sections 8(2) and 8(4) of the 2003 Act. No legal costs were paid by the Department of Transport in this case.