Appointments to the Employment Appeals Tribunal
Mr Tony Killeen, T.D., Minister for Labour Affairs, has made appointments to the Employment Appeals Tribunal with effect from 30 January 2007 for a 3-year period. The three year term of office of all except the Chairman of the Tribunal expired on 29 January 2007. The Minister reappointed 79 existing members, and appointed 36 new members. With the objective of increasing the available pool of experience to the Tribunal, the number of Vice-Chairmen has increased from 31 to 35 and the number of members nominated by bodies representative of employers and by ICTU has increased from 36 to 40 each.
The Minister said: “I am deeply grateful to all the members of the outgoing Tribunal for their commitment and service to the State in this important body within the employment rights framework. I am sure that the contribution of the new members will build on this. The increase in numbers, as well as a revision of Tribunal procedures which I have set in train, should enhance the service to the customers of the Tribunal around the country.”
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Notes for editors:
The Employment Appeals Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body. Its function is to adjudicate on disputes involving individual employment rights. It has jurisdiction under fourteen Acts of the Oireachtas and two Statutory Instruments to deal with individual employment rights disputes that arise either during the course of employment or on the termination of the employment relationship.
The Tribunal currently consists of a Chairman and 31 Vice-Chairmen and a panel of 72 other members, thirty-six nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and thirty-six by organisations representative of employers. The total number will be increased by 12 from 30 January 2007. This will increase the pool of experience available to the Tribunal, in order to support an enhanced service to the public.
The Tribunal acts in Divisions, each consisting of either the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman and two other members, one drawn from the employers’ side of the panel and one from the trade union side.
Employment Appeals Tribunal members from 30 January 2007
Current Chairman [term expires 29 January 2008]:
Ms Kate O’Mahony, B.L.
New Appointments:
| Vice-Chairmen: | Sinead Behan | |
| Olive Brennan | ||
| David Cagney | ||
| Pamela Clancy | ||
| William Benedict Garvey | ||
| Paddy Hurley | ||
| Mary McAveety | ||
| Desmond Mahon | ||
| Eamonn Murray | ||
| Niamh O’Carroll Kelly | ||
| Gerard O’Connor | ||
| Rachel O’Flynn | ||
| Seán Ó’Ríordáin | ||
| Employees Panel: | Al Butler | Joe Maher |
| Catherine Byrne | Peter McAleer | |
| Patsey Doyle | Marie Mulcahy | |
| Mary Finnerty | Phil NiSheaghdha | |
| Helen Henry | Paddy Trehy | |
| Rosabel Kerrigan | Gerry Whyte | |
| Joe LeCumbre |
| Employers Panel: | Angela Gaule | JJ Killian |
| Eamonn Handley | Finbar Moloney | |
| Don Hegarty | Michael Noone | |
| James Hennessy | William O’Carroll | |
| John Horan | Tadg O’Sullivan | |
| Jean Winters |
Renewed appointments:
| Vice-Chairmen: | Kieran Buckley | Dermot MacCarthy |
| Emile Daly | Sean Mahon | |
| John Fahy | ||
| James Flanagan | Penelope McGrath | |
| Myles Gilvarry | Leachlain S. Ó Catháin | |
| Clodagh Gleeson | Mark O’Connell | |
| Bernadette Glynn | Peter J. O’Leary | |
| Dara Hayes | Marian Petty | |
| Tony Halpin | Moya Quinlan | |
| Elva Kearney | Tom Ryan | |
| Kevin P. Kilrane | Jeremiah Sheedy | |
| Margaret Levey |
| Employees Panel: | Frank Barry | John McDonnell |
| Eveta Brezina | Dominic McEvoy | |
| Nick Broughal | Michael McGarry | |
| Brendan Byrne | Bernard McKenna | |
| Anne Clune | Alice Moore | |
| Jim Dorney | Jim Moore | |
| Kay Garvey | Owen Nulty | |
| Noirin Greene | Kevin O’Connor | |
| George Hunter | Seamus O’Donnell | |
| Hilary Kelleher | Emer O’Shea | |
| Tony Kennelly | Ciaran Ryan | |
| George Lamon | Kitty Warnock | |
| Sean Mackell | Patrick Woods | |
| Mary Maher |
| Employers Panel: | Joe Browne | Roger Murphy |
| Pat Casey | James O’Neill | |
| Frank Cunneen | Neil Ormond | |
| Anne Delahunt | Gerry Phelan | |
| Moss Flood | Pat Pierce | |
| Michael Forde | Peter Pierson | |
| Tom Gill | William Power | |
| James Goulding | Robert Prole | |
| Ben Kealy | Jim Redmond | |
| Mel Kennedy | John Reid | |
| Gerry McAuliffe | Eamonn Ryan | |
| Cyril McHugh | Maire Sweeney | |
| Don Moore | John Walsh | |
| Desmond Morrison | Declan Winston | |
| Michael J. Murphy |
The Tribunal deals with disputes under the following legislation:
- Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005 [disputes under this Act account for 95% of the work of the Tribunal];
- Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003;
- Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001;
- Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004;
- Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984 to 2003;
- Payment of Wages Act 1991;
- Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001;
- Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005;
- Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996;
- Organisation of Working Time Act 1997;
- Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006;
- Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998;
- European Communities (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2000;
- European Communities (Protection of Employees’ Rights on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003;
- Carer's Leave Act 2001;
- Competition Act 2002.
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