Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 September 2009
169 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the five-year practice requirement for appointment of lawyers to the Employment Appeals Tribunal has not commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30123/09]
View answerSection 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.
