Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2015
80. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedures with regard to the making of transcripts at the employment tribunal hearings; if stenographer's records are taken and maintained in all cases; the procedure for making these records available to participants in cases and to the general public; and the location where these records are maintained. [21089/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Employment Appeals Tribunal is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in its day to day operations.
I am informed by the Employment Appeals Tribunal that it does not engage the services of stenographers at its hearings. Parties to a hearing may, however, engage such services for the purpose of making transcripts and all costs in relation to this are borne by the party who engages the service providers. There are no provisions in relation to making such records available to participants or the general public. However, if a party seeks to introduce any part of a transcript in evidence, the ordinary rules which apply when a document is being used in cross examination apply and in such circumstances the Tribunal would normally request that the relevant extract be made available to the Tribunal and the parties concerned. In the event of transcripts being made available to the Tribunal, these records would normally be maintained by the Employment Appeals Tribunal, 65A Adelaide Road, Dublin, 2.
